Reach Health Promotion Innovations, Perth, WA, Australia.
Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Health Promot J Austr. 2023 Feb;34(1):169-172. doi: 10.1002/hpja.644. Epub 2022 Aug 21.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying infodemic are significant public health issues. The COVID-19 infodemic has been prolific from early in the pandemic response, and has continued to escalate during vaccine rollout. COVID-19 is the first pandemic in the social media era, expediting the need for effective measures to manage the high volume of information and misinformation. To address the infodemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) and others have commenced a comprehensive program of work, building capacity, raising awareness and developing new tools and methods. As part of the WHO capacity building effort, they have developed a comprehensive infodemic manager training program. The authors of this paper are Australian alumni from the first two training courses, all authors have health promotion backgrounds. Health Promotion Practitioners are uniquely positioned to build on existing skills, knowledge and reach to develop preventative strategies to help mitigate infodemics. This paper offers our combined perspectives on why the infodemic is a significant health promotion concern and the role we believe Health Promotion Practitioners can play in managing and mitigating the infodemic.
新型冠状病毒肺炎大流行和伴随而来的信息疫情是重大的公共卫生问题。自疫情应对早期以来，新型冠状病毒肺炎信息疫情就非常严重，并在疫苗推出期间持续升级。新型冠状病毒肺炎是社交媒体时代的第一次大流行，这使得需要采取有效措施来管理大量的信息和错误信息成为当务之急。为了解决信息疫情，世界卫生组织（世卫组织）和其他机构已经开始了一项全面的工作方案，包括能力建设、提高认识以及开发新的工具和方法。作为世卫组织能力建设工作的一部分，他们制定了一个综合性的信息疫情管理人员培训方案。本文的作者都是前两期培训课程的澳大利亚校友，所有作者都有健康促进背景。健康促进从业者具有独特的优势，可以利用现有技能、知识和影响力来制定预防策略，帮助减轻信息疫情。本文结合我们的观点，探讨了信息疫情为何是一个重大的健康促进问题，以及我们认为健康促进从业者可以在管理和减轻信息疫情方面发挥的作用。
