The Influence of Communication on Understanding Health and Risk

Dear Colleagues,

Facing the SARS-CoV2 pandemic as we still are, health communication, being already a well-known discipline, has won a whole new meaning and relevance, for the best and for the worst. Although its role in public understanding of risk, the infodemic by one side and the absence of bridges among different scientists (medical, social, environmental, of communication and so on) often led to misinformation. This also occurs concerning other diseases or health risks beyond SARS-CoV2 mainly because cross-cutting issues are not addressed like that. Additionally, we tend to confound information and communication, and finally, the information load does not mean change of behaviour. Communication should therefore be made using several channels and stakeholders and trying to reach different contexts as one solution does not fit all societies. This Special Issue plans to give an overview of the most recent advances in health communication and is aimed at providing selected contributions on health literacy, education, promotion, and communication, social media and health communication and the urgent need for One Communication.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• The problematic of infodemic
• Health literacy and behaviour changes
• The influence of social media in (dis)information
• Assessing citizen health practices and awareness
• Health education interventions
• Health promotion interventions
• The influence of health communication among different health professionals
• The influence of health communication among health and social scientists
• The importance of communication in reducing health risk

Dr. Teresa Letra Mateus
Dr. Rui Leandro Maia
Dr. Paula Cristina Maia Teixeira
Guest Editors

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