Public Health: Health Communications

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Evidence-based framework and recommended practices for anyone who communicates on behalf of an organization responding to major emergencies such as natural disasters.

Resources to help you create effective materials.

The Digest provides access to journal articles and reports about health communication and marketing science.​

A professional development podcast for health communication professionals, including those working at the federal, state, and local levels, and public health students.

Public Health Assessments (PHAs) and Health Consultations (HCs) listed by state/territory.

Resources to frame public health communications around health equity principals and avoid stigmatizing language.

One-stop-shop health communication resources to help health communicators build campaigns and programs.

A research-based tool to help you develop and assess public communication materials.

These design guides are intended to help you create fact sheets in accordance with the Index. You will find two different design guides. The Fact Sheet Design Guide is to be used by staff when developing or revising a traditional fact sheet with the primary purpose of providing actionable information about a health topic. The Data Sheet Design Guide is to be used by staff when developing or revising a fact sheet with the primary purpose of conveying current data on a topic.

Everyday Words for Public Health Communication offers expert recommendations from CDC's Health Literacy Council and other agency communicators on how to reduce jargon and improve readers' understanding.

Language in communication products should reflect and speak to the needs of people in the audience of focus. The following provides some preferred terms for select population groups; these terms attempt to represent an ongoing shift toward non-stigmatizing language.

Consider using the preferred terms below to avoid promoting stigma and misinformation around HIV.

Resources to help you create effective materials.

Emphasizes the importance of addressing all people inclusively and respectfully. These principles are intended to help public health professionals, particularly health communicators, within and outside of CDC ensure their communication products and strategies adapt to the specific cultural, linguistic, environmental, and historical situation of each population or audience of focus.

The CERC webinars last about one hour each and cover material similar to what is presented in a live CERC training.

Free Guide will help your organization communicate in a way that considers the cultural, health literacy, and language needs of your patients. two "tracks": one tailored for health care administrators and the other for health care providers (or those providing direct care and services)

Prepares state, tribal, local, and territorial practitioners to make informed legal decisions related to emergency preparedness and response activities in their jurisdictions.

High-quality, engaging public health learning opportunities.

Provides timely, accurate, and credible information to clinicians related to emergency preparedness and response and emerging public health threats.

Helps communicators and emergency responders better reach people with lifesaving information.

Connects with partners to provide better access to information during a public health emergency.

Provides urgent notifications about public health incidents and emerging health threats.

A member-driven organization bridging the gap between public health, healthcare, digital health, academia, and research

This toolkit was created to help you during a disease outbreak, natural disaster or other public health emergency. These templates, checklists and fact sheets are designed to give you a head start when planning an emergency response.