Association of COVID-19 misinformation with face mask wearing and social distancing in a nationally representative US sample

R Hornik, A Kikut, E Jesch, C Woko, L Siegel… - Health …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Wide-spread misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic has presented challenges for
communicating public health recommendations. Should campaigns to promote protective …

Using first-person narratives about healthcare workers and people who are incarcerated to motivate helping behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic

ME Andrews, BD Mattan, K Richards… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rational Overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic requires large-scale cooperation and
behavior change on an unprecedented scale. Individuals can help reduce the burden of the …

Identifying message themes to prevent e-cigarette use among youth and young adults

JM Rath, AR Romberg, SN Perks, D Edwards… - Preventive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2020, almost 20% of high school students reported current e-cigarette use. Mass
media tobacco prevention campaigns are effective for preventing tobacco use among youth …

Understanding psychosocial determinants of PrEP uptake among cisgender women experiencing heightened HIV risk: Implications for multi-level communication …

SJ Hull, X Duan, AR Brant, P Peng Ye… - Health …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a highly effective daily pill that decreases the likelihood
of HIV acquisition by up to 92% among individuals at risk for HIV. PrEP can be discretely …

The financial costs of mass media interventions used for improving breastfeeding practices in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Vietnam

TG Sanghvi, R Homan, T Forissier, P Preware… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Breastfeeding is essential for child survival but globally less than fifty percent of infants
receive adequate breastfeeding. Gaps in breastfeeding knowledge and misinformation are …

Applying the Hornik & Woolf Approach to Identify Messaging Themes and Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Among Federally Qualified Health Centers' …

S Yang, L Shen, S Gregory, B Probst… - Journal of Health …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in Wisconsin serve the most under-
resourced communities in the state and are trusted sources in local communities. Although …

Tailored mobile messaging intervention for waterpipe tobacco cessation in young adults: a randomized trial

D Mays, AC Johnson, L Phan… - … Journal of Public …, 2021 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. To test a tailored mobile health (ie, mHealth) intervention for waterpipe tobacco
cessation in young adults. Methods. From 2018 to 2020 at 2 US sites, we conducted a …

Promising Themes for Electronic Cigarette Prevention Campaigns for Youth and Young Adults

X Zhao, A Malterud, L Curry, V Malo… - Nicotine and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are the most widely used tobacco product by
youth and young adults in the United States. Effective prevention campaigns require the …

Comparing belief in short-term versus long-term consequences of smoking and vaping as predictors of non-use in a 3-year nationally representative survey study of …

E Jesch, AI Kikut, R Hornik - Tobacco control, 2023 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Introduction Efforts to prevent youth tobacco use are critical to reducing smoking-related
deaths in the USA. Anti-tobacco messaging often focuses on the severe long-term …

Development and pretesting of risk-based mobile multimedia message content for young adult hookah use

AC Johnson, I Lipkus, KP Tercyak… - Health Education & …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Hookah is one of the most commonly used tobacco products among US young
adults due in part to widespread misperceptions that it is not harmful or addictive. There is …