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ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2023

Exploring communication by public health leaders and organizations during the pandemic: a content analysis of COVID-related tweets.

Lesley James, Heather McPhail, Lyndsay Foisey, Lorie Donelle, Michael Bauer, Anita Kothari

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Article in Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Lesley JamesLab for Knowledge Translation in Health, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Heather McPhailLab for Knowledge Translation in Health, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Lyndsay FoiseyFaculty of Information and Media Studies and Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Lorie DonelleCollege of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Michael BauerDepartment of Computer Science, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Anita KothariFaculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, ON, Canada. akothari@uwo.ca.ORCID 0000-0003-1533-6976

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CIHR 440288
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Abstract

objectivesHealth communication is an essential competency in public health practice. The increasing use of social media and the connectivity between the general public and public health leaders present a unique opportunity to explore how digital communications tools were leveraged in the COVID-19 pandemic. This study explores Twitter-based communications from public health leaders and organizations across Canada and compares them with those from the World Health Organization (WHO). This research aimed to understand Twitter communications strategies to address the COVID-19 pandemic, other public health emergencies, and non-emergency public health issues.

methodsA content analysis of COVID-related Twitter content during the first wave of the pandemic (January 1-August 31, 2020) was performed. The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Policy Intervention Scan was used as a framework to analyze messaging from public health leaders and the WHO.

resultsFindings demonstrate that most tweets from public health leaders and organizations in Canada and the WHO focused on case management and public information. Gaps and areas of weakness identified include the lack of Twitter participation by some public health leaders and a narrow range of policy intervention topics, limiting the breadth and depth of public health messages.

conclusionStrengthening communications can serve to improve information sharing in future pandemics or public health crises. Further research should assess how public health leaders and organizations applied communication best practices on all social media platforms and across different policy interventions.

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COVID-19Health CommunicationCanadaHumansPandemicsPublic HealthSARS-CoV-2Digital communicationsPandemic responsePublic health emergencyPublic health leadershipSocial media

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