Table of Contents
Week 1: What is Health Communication?
“What is Health Communication?” European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
“Communicating During an Outbreak or Public Health Investigation” CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service, Field Epidemiology Manual
“Health Communication and Health Information Technology” Healthy People 2020. U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Week 2: Considering Health Determinants
“Social Determinants of Health” Healthy People 2020
“Determinants and Drivers of Non-Communicable Diseases” Dr. Alessandro Demaio, University of Copenhagen (Video, 08:20) Available through OER Commons
“The Root Causes of Health Inequity” In Baciu A, Negussie Y, Geller A, et al., editors (2017). Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice; Committee on Community-Based Solutions to Promote Health Equity in the United States
Week 3: Patient/Provider Communication
“Patient/Provider Communication: Why and How” John M. Travaline, Robert Ruchinskas, Gilbert E. D’Alonzo, Jr. The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, January 2005, Vol. 105, 13-18.
“What Healthcare Consumers Need To Know About Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Healthcare” Institute of Medicine, 2002
“Talking to Your Doctor” National Institutes of Health (3 videos, Parts 1, 2, and 3) 2018
“How to Overcome Barriers to Empathy in Health Care” Eve Ekman interviews Helen Reiss April 24, 2019
Week 4: Health Literacy
“Health Literacy” U.S. Health Resources and Service Administration, 2019
“Health Literacy Online: A Guide for Simplifying the User Experience” U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2016
“Language Access Implementation Plan” NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
“Translation: Getting it Right” American Translators Association
Week 5: Health Education and Health Promotion
“Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion 1986” World Health Organization
“Use the Teach-Back Method: Tool #5” Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, 2nd Edition
“How We Prevent Chronic Diseases and Promote Health” CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)
Week 6: Culture and Diversity
“The Intersection of Black Lives Matter and Public Health: Moving from Conversation to Action in Addressing Health Disparities” Government Alliance on Race & Equity (video)
“The National Cultural and Linguistically Appropriate Services of Care (CLAS) Standards” HHS Office of Minority Health
“Cultural Humility” Juliana Mosley, Ph.D., TEDxWestChester (video)
“Intersectionality: a fun guide” Miriam Dobson (cartoon)
Week 7: Communication for Social Support
“Social Interaction Is Critical for Mental and Physical Health” Jane Brody, New York Times
“Support groups: Make connections, get help” Mayo Clinic
“The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous” Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
Week 8: Health and the Media
“Constantly Connected: Adverse Effects of Media on Children & Teens” American Academy of Pediatrics healthychildren.org
“Social media use can be positive for mental health and well-being” Harvard T.Chan School of Public Health News
“Ten Misleading Drug Ads” Rebecca Ruiz, Forbes Magazine
“Can you spot the problem with these headlines?” Jeff Leek and Lucy McGowan, TedED (video)
Week 9: eHealth, mHealth and Telehealth
“The Health Communicator’s Social Media Toolkit” CDC
“Telehealth: Delivering Care Safely During COVID-19” HHS.gov
“Recommendations on digital interventions for health system strengthening: Executive Summary” WHO
“Bridging the digital divide in health care” Anita Makri, The Lancet Digital Health
Week 10: Health Campaigns
“What is Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC)?” Video (3:42) from Health Communication Capacity Collaborative
“At a glance: the twelve steps to developing a health communication campaign” Public Health Ontario
“Applying Theory in the Evaluation of Communication Campaigns” CDC Healthy Communities Program
“How Health Communicators Use Social Media in Interactive Marketing” Duquesne University School of Nursing Blog
“Unintended consequences: When government health campaigns backfire” Amy Fleming, The Guardian, April 16, 2018
Week 11: Crisis, Emergency and Disaster Communication
“The Health 202: WHO has stumbled repeatedly in communicating about the coronavirus” Paige Cunningham with Paulina Firozi, The Washington Post, June 10, 2020
“Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (CERC) Introduction” CDC
“Addressing Communication Challenges During an Infectious Disease Emergency Response: State Experiences from the H1N1 Pandemic” Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
