Health Communication and Behavioral Change During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic challenged the public health system to respond to an emerging, difficult-to-understand pathogen through demanding behaviors, including staying at home, masking for long periods, and vaccinating multiple times. We discuss key challenges of the pandemic health communication effor...

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Change agents
Communication
Communication strategies
COVID-19
False information
Health behavior
Health education
Health information
Masking
Misinformation
Pandemics
Public health
Uncertainty
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