Smart Data Collective

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The term “patient engagement” is used to describe a scenario in which patients are actively involved in making decisions about their health care and are aware of and actively participating in all aspects of their treatment, recovery, medication, and other related systems.

Healthcare Systems and Hospitals 125

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Your Local Epidemiologist

OCTOBER 2, 2024

This is post 3 of 4 in this mini-series looking back at the public health communication around the COVID vaccines, why trust was lost, and where communication broke down. Social media content bashing antivaxxers is often popular because people who already trust vaccines cheer it on. Where is this frustration coming from?

Media and Health Communication 79

Media and Health Communication Climate Change and Health Health Literacy Health Communication 79

Your Local Epidemiologist

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The Health and Human Services appointees were rounded out last week under the new Trump administration. Dr. Bhattacharya is a health economist, and Dr. Makary is a pancreatic surgeon and public policy researcher. Learning from mistakes Many pandemic health protections had benefits and harms. And it worked. The idea went viral.

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Herd Immunity Media and Health Communication Health Literacy Health Policy 117