ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2022
Public health communication in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- "Just be honest with us": A qualitative analysis of Canadians' public trust during the COVID-19 pandemic.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026Article
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- Intersecting Inequities in COVID-19 Vaccination: A Discourse Analysis of Information Use and Decision-Making Among Ethnically Diverse Parents in Canada.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
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- Modernizing public health communication competencies in Canada: A survey of the Canadian public health workforce.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2024Article
- Public health communication professional development opportunities and alignment with core competencies: an environmental scan and content analysis.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2024Article
- Content Analysis of Official Public Health Communications in Ontario, Canada during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesCommunication is central to the implementation and effectiveness of public health measures. Informed by theories of good governance, COVID-19 pandemic public health messaging in 3 Canadian provinces is assessed for its potential to encourage or undermine public trust and adherence.
methodsThis study employed a mixed-methods constant comparative approach to triangulate epidemiological COVID-19 data and qualitative data from news releases, press briefings, and key informant interviews. Communications were analyzed from January 2020 to October 2021 in Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Alberta. Interview data came from 34 semi-structured key informant interviews with public health actors across Canada. Team-based coding and thematic analysis were conducted to analyze communications and interview transcripts.
resultsFour main themes emerged as integral to good communication: transparency, promptness, clarity, and engagement of diverse communities. Our data indicate that a lack of transparency surrounding evidence and public health decision-making, delays in public health communications, unclear and inconsistent terminology and activities within and across jurisdictions, and communications that did not consider or engage diverse communities' perspectives may have decreased the effectiveness of public health communications and adherence to public health measures throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
conclusionThis study suggests that increased federal guidance with wider jurisdictional collaboration backed by transparent evidence could improve the effectiveness of communication practices by instilling public trust and adherence with public health measures. Effective communication should be transparent, supported by reliable evidence, prompt, clear, consistent, and sensitive to diverse values. Improved communication training, established engagement infrastructure, and increased collaborations and diversity of decision-makers and communicators are recommended.
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