Effective Health Communication Within the Current Information Environment and the Role of the Federal Government

Effective Health Communication Within the Current Information Environment and the Role of the Federal Government

Proceedings of a Workshop

  • Author: Rhodes, Holly G.; Forstag, Erin Hammers
  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309708579
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309708586
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309708609
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 2023
  • Month: October
  • Pages: 139
  • DDC: 507
  • Language: English

On March 20 and 21, 2023, the Board on Science Education at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a workshop titled Effective Health Communication within the Current Information Environment and the Role of the Federal Government. Workshop speakers and participants, a majority of whom were working in government agencies in federal health communication or leadership positions, joined both in person in Washington, D.C. as well as virtually to explore the current health information environment as it pertains to public trust and behavior change, explore how federal health agencies can communicate effectively within the current information environment and what is needed to support effective health communication moving forward. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussion of the workshop.

  • FrontMatter
  • Reviewers
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Boxes, Figures, and Tables
  • Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Key Cross-Cutting Challenges and the Implications for Federal Health Communication
  • 3 Capacity: Listening to and Engaging Communities
  • 4 Capacity: Digital Data and Information Systems
  • 5 Capacity: Expertise and Human Capital
  • 6 Capacity: Organizational Capacities for Agility
  • 7 Capacity: Building Relationships to Enhance Effective Health Communication
  • 8 Key Themes and Final Reflections
  • References
  • Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
  • Appendix B: Participants and Committee Biographies
  • Appendix C: Insights from Community Engagement Breakout Sessions
  • Appendix D: Insights from Data and Information Systems Breakout Sessions
  • Appendix E: Insights from Expertise and Human Capital for Research and Evaluation in Federal Health Communication Breakout Sessions

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