Health Communication Science Digest | Gateway to Health Communication | CDC

Health Communication Science Digest | Gateway to Health Communication | CDC

The September issue of Health Communication Science Digest (HCSD or Digest) is now available at http://www.cdc.gov/healthcommunication/ScienceDigest/index.html. This issue of the Digest contains articles that examine different aspects of health information technology use (Kindratt et al., Li and Peng, Upadhyay et al.). In addition, two studies focus on health information seeking. Finney Rutten et al. report on trends in online search, and Lupton uses the story completion research method to identify affective aspects of seeking health information. Along these themes, Daraz et al. assess online health information quality. This issue also includes articles reporting on media effects (Hong and Kim, Haglin et al., Nagler et al.) Additionally, a study by Acosta et al. presents results of an intervention for media professionals to stimulate adherence to WHO guidelines for press coverage of suicide. As usual, several papers in this month’s Digest cover various social media topics. An examination of health care providers’ twitter posting styles (Ahn et al.), geo-targeting based on social media data (Liang et al), a thematic analysis of public health organizations’ Twitter communications about cannabis-related health information (van Draanen et al.), and digital and social media strategies used by health scientists (Fontaine et al.) are presented in these articles. This month’s issue also includes topics on youth health, including exposure to vaping advertising (Cho et al.), reactions to health messages aimed at preventing e-cigarette use (Roditis et al.), and a paper by Craddock et al. on sexual health communication. The Digest concludes with articles covering a range of disparate topics such as a scale assessing preference for visual health information (Jones et al.), tailoring persuasive electronic health strategies (van Velsen et al.), a meta-analysis of adaptive interventions (Wang and Miller), and a systematic review of peer health education groups (Wong et al.). We hope that you find the Health Communication Science Digest useful and invite you to provide us with feedback for improvement. Please send us articles that you would like to share with others—articles you or your colleagues have published or found useful. Please send your comments and questions to HCSD@cdc.gov. Enjoy! Doğan Eroğlu Associate Director for Communication Science Office of the Associate Director for Communication Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA