Communicating Effectively During a Health Crisis

Exploring how and why communication breakdowns occur during pandemics and world disasters, this book offers solutions for improving communication and managing future public health crises.

Devjani Sen is an Instructor in the Department of Social Sciences at Algonquin College, Canada. Rukhsana Ahmed is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University at Albany, State University of New York, USA.

1. Towards a Better Understanding of Communication Breakdowns During the Covid-19 Pandemic 2. The Dangers of the Infodemic: the Spreading of False Information About the Covid-19 Virus 3. Trust in the Government During the Covid-19 Pandemic & How to be a Good Leader 4. Pandemic Compliance, Non-Compliance: a Review of Theories and Empirical Studies 5. Cross-Cultural and Gender Differences in Crisis Management Styles: Lessons From the Covid-19 Pandemic 6. 'Framing-Risk': an In-Depth Exploration of the Role of Semiotic Analysis in Message Persuasion 7. Positive Psychology: Enhancing Well-Being During Covid-19 8. Moving Forward: Re-Thinking Communication During and Post Covid-19 With Special Consideration to Marginalized and Vulnerable Populations 9. Lessons Learned From Past Pandemics