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In practice, an infodemic manager working on building infodemic insights reports or an efficient intervention strategy needs a thorough understanding of the information environment and ecosystem of the people and communities affected by the infodemic. This course helps public health workers to understand and use best practices of Human-Centered Design (HCD) to inform their work at different stages of their infodemic management process.
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Overview: The OpenWHO course “Infodemic management: using human-centered design good practices” is intended for anyone interested in building capacities to inform public health authorities’ activities and interventions in infodemic management.
An infodemic is an overabundance of information, accurate or not, in the digital and physical space, accompanying an acute health event such as an outbreak or epidemic. It causes confusion, distrust and risk-taking behaviours that can be harmful to health. Managing a complex phenomenon such as an infodemic requires a thorough understanding of the information environment and ecosystem, as well as of the healthcare system itself. It is therefore essential to include the people and communities affected in the process of designing and developing infodemic management strategies, to enable the generation of adequate infodemic insights and the development of realistic interventions according to the context and available resources.
Duration: Approximately 2 hours.
Certificates: A certificate of achievement will be available to participants who score at least 80% of the total points available in the final assessment. Participants who receive a certificate of achievement can also download an Open Badge for this course. Click here to learn how.
After completing this course, interested participants can enrol in further courses of the infodemic management OpenWHO course series: