Health and Risk Communication Archive
#Blackgirlsrun
Abstract: This paper presents the case of Black Girls RUN! (BGR), an Atlanta-based organization and social movement with a grassroots and community-driven approach to changing fitness-related ideology and health outcomes […]
Effects of source credibility via social media on the risk perception and purchase intention of American millennials towards genetically modified foods
Abstract: Source credibility has been an important area of research in persuasive communications for quite some time. In the risk communication literature, source cues have been found to impact both individual […]
Communicating employee wellness plans to employees
Abstract: Fortune magazine publishes its list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For,” and its ranking formula for evaluating companies includes measures of “…overall job satisfaction,” as well as […]
Misinformation in Times of Crisis
Abstract: In times of crisis, when information spreads fast and the public need for information is at its highest, misinformation can play a crucial role in the understanding of a […]
Online Leaders in Online Cancer Support Groups
Abstract: With a focus on the nature and dynamic process of social interactions among breast cancer patients, this study argues that the notion of opinion leaders can be another crucial […]
Factors Affecting Production and Spread of Crisis Information during Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Abstract: How to effectively and ethically engage with publics via both traditional and social media in different types of public health risks and crises with different forms of media has […]
Coping with Outbreaks
Overview: Through an online, nationally representative survey of 1,000 participants, this proposed project will examine how publics perceive and cope with the threat of infectious disease outbreaks, in order to […]
Improving chronic respiratory illness medication use by enhancing pediatric care communication.
Abstract: The objectives of this project are to (1) assess the acceptability of the Problem Recognition in Illness Self-Management (PRISM) tool, a family-provider communication intervention, to improve medication adherence, and […]
Understanding the impact that marketing, advertising and promotion have on adolescent e-cigarette behavior
Abstract: The rapid rise of e-cigarette use among adolescents is well documented. As noted by Dai et al. in this edition, 19.8 % of adolescents have tried e-cigarettes and 9.4% […]
How does neighborhood quality moderate the association between online video game play and depression
Abstract: The main objective of our study is to assess the relationship between playing online video games and mental wellbeing of adolescents based on a nationally representative sample. Data come […]