PMID- 38177098
OWN - NLM
STAT- Publisher
LR  - 20240104
IS  - 1532-7027 (Electronic)
IS  - 1041-0236 (Linking)
DP  - 2024 Jan 4
TI  - Overcoming Health Information Inequities: Valley fever Information Repertoires 
      Among Vulnerable Communities in California.
PG  - 1-18
LID - 10.1080/10410236.2023.2288380 [doi]
AB  - Although Valley fever represents a growing public health challenge for Central 
      and Southern Californian residents, awareness remains severely limited. The 
      California Department of Public Health (CDPH) ran a cross-platform campaign to 
      mitigate this awareness gap and impact prevention behavior. This study evaluates 
      exposure to the CDPH campaign, followed by an examination of the information 
      consumption patterns associated with key health outcomes. Results suggest that 
      the CDPH campaign successfully improved knowledge accuracy, reduced 
      misperceptions, and increased the likelihood of prevention behavior. Using an 
      information repertoire lens revealed a more nuanced account. Most information 
      repertoires positively influenced accurate knowledge retention and prevention 
      behavior compared to those who were not exposed. The most diverse information 
      repertoire, including interpersonal and media channels, was associated with 
      increased knowledge accuracy, affective risk concerns, personal susceptibility, 
      and prevention behavior. However, exposure to this repertoire was also associated 
      with greater misperceptions. In addition, medical professional and radio-based 
      repertoires positively influenced personal susceptibility perceptions. Overall, 
      this research illustrates the importance of examining not only the general 
      outcomes of health campaigns but also the patterns of information acquisition - 
      particularly when working with underserved communities whose health information 
      consumption preferences may not be comprehensively reflected in the literature.
FAU - Saucier, Camille J
AU  - Saucier CJ
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0408-2782
AD  - Department of Communication, Clemson University.
FAU - Ma, Zexin
AU  - Ma Z
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6203-2740
AD  - Department of Communication, University of Connecticut.
FAU - Montoya, Jorge A
AU  - Montoya JA
AD  - Sentient Research.
FAU - Plant, Aaron
AU  - Plant A
AD  - Sentient Research.
FAU - Suresh, Sapna
AU  - Suresh S
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8001-1065
AD  - Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University.
FAU - Robbins, Chris L
AU  - Robbins CL
AUID- ORCID: 0009-0008-7598-176X
AD  - Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University.
FAU - Fraser, Renee
AU  - Fraser R
AD  - Fraser Communications.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20240104
PL  - England
TA  - Health Commun
JT  - Health communication
JID - 8908762
SB  - IM
EDAT- 2024/01/05 00:42
MHDA- 2024/01/05 00:42
CRDT- 2024/01/04 23:13
PHST- 2024/01/05 00:42 [medline]
PHST- 2024/01/05 00:42 [pubmed]
PHST- 2024/01/04 23:13 [entrez]
AID - 10.1080/10410236.2023.2288380 [doi]
PST - aheadofprint
SO  - Health Commun. 2024 Jan 4:1-18. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2023.2288380.