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Addressing The Pandemic Democratically: Communications Strategies For Better Public Health Outcomes Through Democratic Legitimacy

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Funder

    Peter Wall Institute

  • Principal Investigator

    Heidi Tworek

  • Research Location

    Taiwan, South Korea
    …

  • Lead Research Institution

    University of British Columbia - Department of History/Faculty of Arts

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Policies for public health, disease control & community resilience

  • Research Subcategory

    Communication

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Unspecified

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

As epidemiologists, political scientists, historians, and public policy scholars, we will compare eight democratic countries (Taiwan, South Korea, Germany, New Zealand, Canada, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark) during Covid-19 to derive best practices on health communications. Our project is the first international comparison of communications as a medical intervention and the first to consider how democratic Covid communications can increase compliance. We published a policy report in September so our suggestions may be implemented before a potential second wave in fall/winter 2020. The report has been featured in the New York Times, Financial Times, STAT News, and multiple other publications. The authors have discussed the report in research presentations and on podcasts, radio, and TV in British Columbia, Canada, and Europe.