This brief essay is a commentary on how critical health communication theory can contribute
to an understanding of the cultural dynamics of infectious disease pandemics. In particular …

Background On September 19, 2014 experts Footnote 1 convened at Massachusetts
General Hospital Center for Global Health to review Maxims for Effective Communication on …

The engagement and inclusion of people, and of their communities, is a vital element of any
public health strategy. The willingness of professionals to prioritize engagement and …

While rapid response is of utmost importance with Ebola, formative research with affected
and at-risk communities plays a critical role in defining the situation on the ground and …

In this paper, I offer a critique of the culturalist epidemiology that dominates the discourse of
Ebola in both popular and international health spheres. Ebola has been exoticized …

During an emerging health crisis like the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa,
communicating with communities to learn from them and to provide timely information can …

Epidemics caused by emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) are fueled by a variety of complex
drivers, and it becomes imperative that a strategic plan to prevent or manage epidemics or …

In public health crises such as the outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in West Africa in
2014, the key role in saving the lives of infected people is played by the management and …

In this article, we critically analyze the implications of “Epidemic 2.0”—specifically the
formative role of social media (as an exemplar of Web 2.0 technology) in disseminating …

Background/objective: The understanding and practice of public health crisis communication
are improved through the study of responses to past crises, but require retooling for present …