The CHC will be sharing #healthcomm materials we're finding in use around the country regarding #COVID19.

@UTexasMoody @DellMedSchool
@BMore_Healthy's simple, effective message about #socialdistancing.
Picking relevant icons or images to support written content, like this flyer from @nycHealthy, is an important part of clear #healthcomm which is even more important in a crisis.

#healthliteracy #COVID19
Here's a flyer from @KCPubHealth focused on stigma and xenophobia reduction. Misinformation about #COVID19 can create fear and hostility that hurts people and makes it harder to keep everyone healthy.

@DellMedSchool #healthcomm
@healthgovau uses a message frame strategy to assign agency to the individual. "Good hygiene is in your hands" = You have the power to do something. Helping people feel in charge of something can be effective in scary situations with a new disease.

@DellMedSchool #healthcomm
While necessary to prevent the the spread of #COVID19, #physicaldistancing can have negative effects on #mentalhealth.

@EndSocIsolation put together tips on how to be #isolatedNOTlonely during intentional isolation

@DellMedSchool #healthcomm
Longhorns and Aggies don't always see eye to eye, but we can all agree clear messages and helpful graphics are crucial to effective #healthcomm.

Best practices for prevention available at @CDCgov: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/prevention.html

@Healthyhorns @TAMU_SHS
A couple of materials from @TexasDSHS's #COVID19 social media toolkit. They did a great job putting together a full suite of materials/tools. They're also available in English and Spanish.

https://dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/tools.aspx

@DellMedSchool #healthcomm
The @CDCgov has several resources available to craft clear and effective #healthcomm messaging, which is even more important in a crisis. #COVID19

@DellMedSchool @UTexasMoody
Using simple, direct language your audience feels comfortable with makes #healthcomm messaging easier to understand and more relatable. #COVID19

@DellMedSchool @UTexasMoody @Healthyhorns @healthcommsoc
@MomHealthDC emphasizes the importance of thinking about audiences with particular concerns or questions about #COVID19 when crafting #healthcomm messaging.

@DellMedSchool @FathersPlaybook
In #healthcomm, it's often not what you say, but how you say it. @austintexasgov focused their messaging on what you can do under the #StayAtHomeOrder instead of what you can't do.

@DellMedSchool #FlattenTheCurve #COVID19
@FCTCofficial took a thoughtful approach to #COVID19 messaging by highlighting a risk factor (smoking) and WHY it's a risk factor (hands to mouth, sharing).

@DellMedSchool @MDAndersonNews #healthcomm
Fear and anxiety about #COVID19 can cause people to avoid or reject others even though they are not at risk for spreading the virus.

@UTHealthTyler focused their messaging on spreading facts, not fear.

@DellMedSchool @UTHealth @uthealthaustin
The @WHO created simple, effective ways to help parents interact constructively with their children during this time. Great stuff also available from @FathersPlaybook and @NYTParenting

#COVID19 #healthcomm
@DellMedSchool @UTexasMoody
Myths exist about all sorts of health conditions, but especially new ones.

#healthcomm practitioners must find ways to engage these myths in a way that is both pragmatic and respectful of the public's legitimate anxieties.

#COVID19 @DellMedSchool @UTexasMoody @UTHealth
Students at @GeiselMed helped create this poster for the Public Health Council of the Upper Valley to help patients understand the importance of #physicaldistancing to stop the spread of #COVID19

#healthcomm @DellMedSchool
This image has been circulating in an effort to remind the public that each cleaning product formula is unique and mixing them can result in uncertain and dangerous chemical reactions.

#healthcomm #covid19
@DellMedSchool @UTHealth
@NRPA_news shares the importance of following public health guidance and practicing physical distancing to keep green spaces safe and accessible.

#healthcomm #COVID19 @DellMedSchool
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