Development of a Participatory Health Communication Intervention: An Ecological Approach to Reducing Rural Information Inequality and Health Disparities

Estrada, Erendira; Ramírez, A. Susana; Gamboa, Stephanie; Herrera, Paula Amezola de

doi:10.1080/10810730.2018.1527874

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“…The results of this study can be contextualized by past research examining the role that communication inequality plays in exacerbating rural health disparities due to differential access to health information, as well as characteristics more typical of rural populations who tend to have difficulty retrieving or understanding health information (Estrada et al 2018). Communication infrastructure theory can provide a useful framework for examining how community communication structures differ by geographic contexts and how to address these differences to improve health communication.…”

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“…Geographic features such as the built environment and cultural, social, or political structures influence a community's communication structure, which is composed of multiple actors (e.g., government organizations, the media, societal institutions, social networks, and individuals), by influencing individuals' exposure to information (Wilkin 2013). Improving the communication structure between communication creators and users requires identifying what the information needs of those users are and recognizing trusted sources of information in the community (Estrada et al 2018).…”

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Cancer risk communication in the news coverage of suspected cancer clusters in Ontario: Contrasting media messaging on cancer by geography

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Yiannakoulias

2020

Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes

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Key Messages This study suggests that the communication of select information on cancer risk varies between urban and rural settings in newspaper coverage in Ontario. News coverage that reports risk information in a variety of formats could foster health literacy and accurate perceptions of cancer risk among Canadians. Participatory communication practices, involving collaboration between multiple stakeholders, could help address communication inequalities between various geographies.

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Cancer risk communication in the news coverage of suspected cancer clusters in Ontario: Contrasting media messaging on cancer by geography

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Yiannakoulias

2020

Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes

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“…Hierdurch soll unter anderem 4 die Effizienz der übermittelten Informationen verbessert, Vertrauen gestärkt [ 37 ] und eine bessere Einbettung in die heterogenen Lebenswelten der diversen Zielgruppen erreicht werden, um damit die Effektivität von Kommunikationsmaßnahmen zu erhöhen. Indem ein „intrinsisches“ Verständnis für die Informationsbedürfnisse der Zielgruppen entwickelt wird [ 38 ], können die verschiedenen Risikoinformationen eine stärkere Verbreitung und Verankerung in der Bevölkerung finden [ 39 ]. Die Zielgruppen werden nicht mehr nur als Rezipientinnen und Rezipienten verstanden, sondern vielmehr in alle Schritte des Wissensproduktionsprozesses und der Entwicklung kommunikativer Interventionen einbezogen [ 40 ].…”

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Risikokommunikation politikberatender Wissenschaftsorganisationen: Ein Themenaufriss am Beispiel des Bundesinstituts für Risikobewertung

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ZusammenfassungRegulierungswissenschaftliche Organisationen wie das Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR) sehen sich in ihrer wissenschaftsbasierten Risikokommunikation mit diversen Herausforderungen konfrontiert: Einerseits wird die Kommunikation gesundheitlicher Risiken immer komplexer und dementsprechend voraussetzungsreicher, weshalb unter anderem Fragen nach der Gesundheitskompetenz von Verbraucherinnen und Verbrauchern sowie zielgruppengerechter Risikokommunikation an Bedeutung gewinnen. Andererseits sehen sich die Wissensbestände regulierungswissenschaftlicher Organisationen zunehmend der Politisierung und öffentlichen Kritik ausgesetzt. In diesem Rahmen werden Fragen nach der Objektivität und Vertrauenswürdigkeit von Gutachten, Risikobewertungen und Stellungnahmen sowie der Legitimierung und Reputation regulierungswissenschaftlicher Organisationen relevant. Zusätzlich intensiviert wird dies durch das Aufkommen neuer Akteure in den sozialen Medien, die eigene Informations- und Kommunikationsmaterialien produzieren und veröffentlichen. In diesem Kontext verbreitete Fehl‑, Des- und Malinformationen stellen eine weitere Herausforderung dar, welche eng mit Fragen nach einer adäquaten Kommunikation über gesundheitliche Risiken sowie der Stabilisierung von Legitimität, Reputation und Vertrauenswürdigkeit zusammenhängt.Der Artikel diskutiert verschiedene Lösungsansätze, darunter die Optimierung und visuelle Aufbereitung von Gesundheitsinformationen, die Ermöglichung gesellschaftlicher Partizipation und die Einbettung dieser Maßnahmen in das strategische Stakeholder- und Reputationsmanagement. Der Beitrag schließt mit einem Aufruf zu offenerer Diskussion inhärenter Dilemmata.

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“…Inequalities in health care service access have been well documented [16,17]. Studies investigating the contexts and causes of these disparities pointed to the contribution made by communication inequality or poor health literacy and information access to engagement with health care services [18][19][20]. However, no study exclusively dealt with health inequalities induced by the use of social media.…”

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COVID-19–Related Health Inequalities Induced by the Use of Social Media: Systematic Review

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Ji²,

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JMIR Infodemiology

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Background COVID-19–related health inequalities were reported in some studies, showing the failure in public health and communication. Studies investigating the contexts and causes of these inequalities pointed to the contribution of communication inequality or poor health literacy and information access to engagement with health care services. However, no study exclusively dealt with health inequalities induced by the use of social media during COVID-19. Objective This review aimed to identify and summarize COVID-19–related health inequalities induced by the use of social media and the associated contributing factors and to characterize the relationship between the use of social media and health disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A systematic review was conducted on this topic in light of the protocol of the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) 2020 statement. Keyword searches were performed to collect papers relevant to this topic in multiple databases: PubMed (which includes MEDLINE [Ovid] and other subdatabases), ProQuest (which includes APA PsycINFO, Biological Science Collection, and others), ACM Digital Library, and Web of Science, without any year restriction. Of the 670 retrieved publications, 10 were initially selected based on the predefined selection criteria. These 10 articles were then subjected to quality analysis before being analyzed in the final synthesis and discussion. Results Of the 10 articles, 1 was further removed for not meeting the quality assessment criteria. Finally, 9 articles were found to be eligible and selected for this review. We derived the characteristics of these studies in terms of publication years, journals, study locations, locations of study participants, study design, sample size, participant characteristics, and potential risk of bias, and the main results of these studies in terms of the types of social media, social media use–induced health inequalities, associated factors, and proposed resolutions. On the basis of the thematic synthesis of these extracted data, we derived 4 analytic themes, namely health information inaccessibility–induced health inequalities and proposed resolutions, misinformation-induced health inequalities and proposed resolutions, disproportionate attention to COVID-19 information and proposed resolutions, and higher odds of social media–induced psychological distress and proposed resolutions. Conclusions This paper was the first systematic review on this topic. Our findings highlighted the great value of studying the COVID-19–related health knowledge gap, the digital technology–induced unequal distribution of health information, and the resulting health inequalities, thereby providing empirical evidence for understanding the relationship between social media use and health inequalities in the context of COVID-19 and suggesting practical solutions to such disparities. Researchers, social media, health practitioners, and policy makers can draw on these findings to promote health equality while minimizing social media use–induced health inequalities.

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Development of a Participatory Health Communication Intervention: An Ecological Approach to Reducing Rural Information Inequality and Health Disparities

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Cancer risk communication in the news coverage of suspected cancer clusters in Ontario: Contrasting media messaging on cancer by geography

Cancer risk communication in the news coverage of suspected cancer clusters in Ontario: Contrasting media messaging on cancer by geography

Risikokommunikation politikberatender Wissenschaftsorganisationen: Ein Themenaufriss am Beispiel des Bundesinstituts für Risikobewertung

COVID-19–Related Health Inequalities Induced by the Use of Social Media: Systematic Review

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