Asynchronous Activities:

Read

1. Ariadne Labs (2021, May 6) COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Toolkit Read one or more of the following sections:
   • For patients
   • For health care providers and teams,
   • Communication skills for talking about COVID-19 vaccines
   • DHHS “We can do this” campaign.
2.  National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2021). Understanding and Communicating about COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Equity. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26154. Read pp. 2-5; 8-14. 
3. White SJ et al. (2021). Critical observations on and suggested ways forward for healthcare communication during COVID-19. Patient Education and Counseling 104: 217-222
4. Cataldi JR and O’Leary ST (2021). Addressing vaccine concerns. American Journal of Public Health 111(4): 556-558.
5. National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (2021). Strategies for building confidence in COVID-19 vaccines. National Academies Press.
6. Finset et al., 2020A. Effective health communication – a key factor in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic Patient Education and Counseling, 103 (5) (2020), pp. 873-876, 10.1016/j.cub.2017.05.064
7. Scherer L & Pennycook G (2020). Who is susceptible to online health misinformation? American Journal of Public Health 110 (supplement 3): S276-277. DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2020.305908

Assignments (due online)

1. Respond to the DB questions under DB 2, COVID-19.
2. Respond to at least one other student’s post.