Combating online health misinformation : a professional's guide to helping the public

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"The book, written from the e-Health literacy perspective, is unique in its nuanced approach to misinformation. It draws on psychology and information science to explain human susceptibility to misinformation and discusses ways to engage with the public deeply and meaningfully, fostering trust and raising health and information literacy"-- Provided by publisher.

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Communication in medicine

Electronic information resource literacy

Health Information services

Medicine Information services

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Medical Library Association books Medical library association books series

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ISBN:

9781538162200

Description:

236 pages ; 26 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Defining health misinformation / Yuan Wang, Kathryn Thier, and Xiaoli Nan
The ecology of online health information and COVID-19 misinformation / David R. Kaufman, Adiebonye E. Jumbo, and Tonya N. Taylor
The health misinformation ecosystem on social media : emerging evidence and research gaps / Wen-Ying Sylvia Chou, Anna Gaysynsky, and Yuki Lama
Flies in the ointment : vaccine hesitancy and bad medical advice during the Russian COVID-19 pandemic / Alexandra Arkhipova and Ian Brodie
Let the reader and viewer beware : quality markers for health information / Catherine Arnott Smith
Preventing health number confusion through clear communication design / Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher and Jessica S. Ancker
The case of everyday science : science literacy and resilience against health misinformation / Alla Keselman
An examination of the multiple dimensions of public trust in science as health misinformation roadblocks / Alla Keselman and Amanda J. Wilson
Critical cultural literacy education as a bridge to improving health disparities in BIPOC communities / Jason Alston and Nicole A. Cooke
When medical practice meets medical myth : confronting misinformation in the clinical encounter / Jamie L. Wood, Erin Eckert, Megan von Isenburg, Joseph Jackson, and Brian G. Southwell
Teaching young people to think critically about health claimes and choices / Sarah Rosenbaum, Allen Nsangi, and Daniel Semakula
Medical professionals using social media to combat misinformation / Lisa Mordell, Eve Bloomgarden, Shikha Jain, and Vineet Arora
Participation, empowerment, and equity : addressing eHealth misinformation with community engagement in libraries / Amanda J. Wilson and Laura Bartlett
Addressing health misinformation in the infodemic era : the Alaska public health information response team / Jennifer Meyer, Joy Chavez Mapaye, Alexandra Edwards, Thomas Hennessy, Tim Hinterberger, and Mary Ryan

LCCN:

2022014978

Control Number:

3242558

Other Authors:

Keselman, Alla, editor
Smith, Catherine Arnott, editor
Wilson, Amanda J., editor

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