Published on in Vol 2, No 1 (2022): Jan-Jun

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/35014, first published .
Health Literacy, Equity, and Communication in the COVID-19 Era of Misinformation: Emergence of Health Information Professionals in Infodemic Management

Health Literacy, Equity, and Communication in the COVID-19 Era of Misinformation: Emergence of Health Information Professionals in Infodemic Management

Health Literacy, Equity, and Communication in the COVID-19 Era of Misinformation: Emergence of Health Information Professionals in Infodemic Management

Ramona Kyabaggu   1, 2 * , BHSc, MSc ;   Deneice Marshall   3 * , BSc, MSc, Dip Education ;   Patience Ebuwei   4 * , MPH, DBA ;   Uche Ikenyei   2 * , BSc, MSc, PhD

1 Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada

2 Department of Health Information Sciences, Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Western University, London, ON, Canada

3 Division of Health Sciences, Barbados Community College, Saint Michael, Barbados

4 College of Health Professions, Health Information Management, Coppin State University, Baltimore, MD, United States

*all authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Ramona Kyabaggu, BHSc, MSc
  • Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy
  • University of Regina
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