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A Qualitative Exploratory Study in Health Information and Health Communication Leadership in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic

A Qualitative Exploratory Study in Health Information and Health Communication Leadership in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Delores Springs
Copyright: © 2021 |Volume: 12 |Issue: 4 |Pages: 9
ISSN: 2574-8254|EISSN: 2574-8270|EISBN13: 9781799863373|DOI: 10.4018/IJSEUS.2021100103
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Springs, Delores. "A Qualitative Exploratory Study in Health Information and Health Communication Leadership in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic." IJSEUS vol.12, no.4 2021: pp.27-35. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJSEUS.2021100103

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Springs, D. (2021). A Qualitative Exploratory Study in Health Information and Health Communication Leadership in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Smart Education and Urban Society (IJSEUS), 12(4), 27-35. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJSEUS.2021100103

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Springs, Delores. "A Qualitative Exploratory Study in Health Information and Health Communication Leadership in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic," International Journal of Smart Education and Urban Society (IJSEUS) 12, no.4: 27-35. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJSEUS.2021100103

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Abstract

Low health literacy is a public health scourge. Health information and health literacy around COVID-19 is a miscalculated public health conundrum. Zarocostas referred to the COVID-19 not as a pandemic, but an info-demic because of the need for patients to be more health literate when they are being bombarded by inaccurate or misleading information from social media, public officials, and family. During a global pandemic, the need to understand and explore the nuances of health literacy has never been more pressing. This qualitative exploratory study uses the expertise of subject matter experts on health literacy to classify the barriers to health information literacy, the best practices for improving health information literacy, and the additional measures taken by medical providers during the COVID-19 outbreak ensure that patients have the most accurate and useful health information.

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