ReviewJournal of public health policy2020
Leveraging media and health communication strategies to overcome the COVID-19 infodemic.
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190 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of health communication strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa-2015-2022.Health promotion perspectives · 2023Pooled it
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Internet-Based Communication for Public Health: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- Infodemics and health misinformation: a systematic review of reviews.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2022Pooled it
- Social Media Use for Health Purposes: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
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- Randomized controlled trial: Quantifying the impact of disclosing uncertainty on adherence to hypothetical health recommendations.PloS one · 2022Trial
- Healthy Trust and Pandemic Readiness in the Context of Messenger RNA Vaccines: Protocol for a Sequential Deliberative Dialogue Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
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- Implementation and User Evaluation of the SANGYAN Digital Health Platform to Enhance Knowledge About COVID-19 and Other Health Conditions: Quasi-Experimental Study.JMIR infodemiology · 2026Article
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- Public Emotional and Thematic Responses to Major Emergencies on Social Media, 2024-2025: Cross-Sectional Convergent Mixed Methods Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Internet Memes as Drivers of Health Narratives and Infodemics: Integrative Review.JMIR infodemiology · 2025Review
- Using Instagram to Promote Youth Mental Health: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Brief Social Contact-Based Video Intervention to Reduce Depression Stigma.JAACAP open · 2025Article
- Establishing a Preparedness Program: Lessons From COVID-19 to Strengthen Global Strategies for Future Pandemics.Cureus · 2025Review
- 2050: An Arthroplasty Odyssey.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Bibliometric Insights Into the Infodemic: Global Research Trends and Policy Responses: Quantitative Research.JMIR medical informatics · 2025Article
- Visual preferences for communicating modelling: a global analysis of COVID-19 policy and decision makers.Infectious Disease Modelling · 2025Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a complementary infodemic, whereby various outlets and digital media portals shared false information and unsourced recommendations on health. In addition, journals and authors published a mass of academic articles at a speed that suggests a non-existent or a non-rigorous peer review process. Such lapses can promote false information and adoption of health policies based on misleading data. Reliable information is vital for designing and implementing preventive measures and promoting health awareness in the fight against COVID-19. In the age of social media, information travels wide and fast, emphasizing a need for accurate data to be corroborated swiftly and for preventing misleading information from wide dissemination. Here, we discuss the implications of the COVID-19 infodemic and explore practical ways to leverage health communication strategies to overcome it. We propose the "Infodemic Response Checklist" as a comprehensive tool to overcome the challenges posed by the current and any future infodemics.
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