Health Communication Thematic Section ECREA

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 … ? 🎉

Not yet revealed! 🤫 For the 2024 𝗘𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱, we are excited to present six outstanding candidates.

The winners will be announced in just two weeks at the #ECHC25! 🏆

Thank you to our jury for their time and effort 🙏

#ECHC25 is getting closer 🎉

Alongside inspiring sessions, the program also includes activities to explore the city of Braga.

One highlight is the 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂 𝗗. 𝗗𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮, which is 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗖 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗲𝘀!

👉 If you would like to join, register via echc2025@ics.uminho.pt

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄! 🚨

Only 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 to take advantage of the 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 for this year’s 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 in Braga!

Secure your spot now and benefit from the discounted registration fee! 💸

🚨 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥! 🚨

This 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟱 𝗮𝘁 𝟰:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝗖𝗘𝗧, we are hosting the exciting online event "𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲: 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗮", together with @dgpukgeskomm.bsky.social.

🔗 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸: lnkd.in/epS-vDXU
🔒 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗗: 618 1820 8705
🔒 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲: 045698

📣 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲❗️

Together with @dgpukgeskomm.bsky.social we have organized an online event with inspiring speakers who have transitioned from academia into applied roles!

🗓 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: June 25, 4:30 p.m. (CET)
🔗 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸: hmtm-hannover-de.zoom.us/j/6181820870...
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗗: 618 1820 8705 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲: 045698

Here is the 1st article of our Special Issue: Vulnerable Groups in Society!

Butz and Karnowski investigated the factors that influence psychotherapists’ attitudes toward telepsychotherapy and its diffusion—particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read here: doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

🎉 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! 🇵🇹

Out of 𝟭𝟮𝟭 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, we are thrilled to have 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝟴𝟯 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀 – That’s an 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝟳𝟬%! 🙌

🙏 Thank you to all of our reviewers!

🗓️ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻!
📍 Registration deadline: 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟴

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
www.cecs.uminho.pt/echc2025/reg...

What motivates sustainable fashion choices?👕

Guo et al. examined whether value framing—emphasizing benefits for individual health vs. population & planetary health—impacted purchase intentions.

Read the results here: doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Read our latest #OpenAccess publication ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

A physician-provided digital health information service as a means of informing patients? Memenga & Link explored the potential of this service to provide health information to fulfill patients’ autonomy and competence needs.

🌍 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 🌍

We are launching a regularly informal meetup to exchange research interests and experiences. Let’s get to know each other better!

📅 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: Friday, March 28, 10AM CET

🖥️ 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Online via Zoom

📧 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁: janine.brill@phil.tu-chemnitz.de

📢 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 📢

Help shape this year’s events for young scholars of our Section by taking a short survey!

Share the challenges you face, the topics that interest you, and the skills you’d like to develop.

𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 👇
www.soscisurvey.de/YECREAhealth...

🔍 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🔍

We have received 120 submissions for the 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🥳

Now we are looking for 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀. We would truly appreciate your time and expertise! If you're interested, please 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 👇

🔗 www.cecs.uminho.pt/echc2025/ech...

⏱️ Time is running❗️

Only 10 days left to submit your abstracts for #ECHC25 in 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗮 ☀️ The conference theme is 𝙇𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, but there are open panels for a broader range of topics.

Don’t miss your chance—submit now! 👇

🔗 www.cecs.uminho.pt/echc2025/sub...

📣 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿! 🗺️

We are looking for Ambassadors to represent their communities! We are especially seeking applicants from 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 🇩🇪, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 🇳🇱, 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 🇨🇭, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮 🇦🇹. Ensure that your community’s interests are represented 💪

📧 Contact Annemiek Linn: a.j.linn@uva.nl

📣 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 – #𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗖𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗮! 🚨

Share your research and submit to the 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 by 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟴𝘁𝗵!

📅 Conference dates: September 25–26, 2025

📍 Location: Braga, Portugal

🔗 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 👇
www.cecs.uminho.pt/echc2025

Here is the 1st #OpenAccess article of our Special Issue: (In)Equalities and (In)Equities!

Søgaard Nielsen and Grønning offer insights into effective strategies for improving the digital health experiences of residents in nursing homes.

Read here: doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Read our latest #OpenAccess article➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejhc.2025.101

Maslowska et al. explored the effectiveness of pandemic-related information communicated by public health agencies on Twitter (X) during the early stages of COVID-19 in the Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, and the United States.

Postdoc Position: Communication on Prediction and Prevention of Chronic Inflammatory Disorders | Radboud University Do you want to work as a Postdoc Position: Communication on Prediction and Prevention of Chronic Inflammatory Disorders at the Faculty of Arts? Check our vacancy!

📢 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁❗️

A Postdoc position (80%, 5 years) is open at Radboud University within the EU Horizon project "Personalized Disease Prediction and Prevention in Chronic Inflammatory Disorders". Applications are due by January 13.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 ⬇️

www.ru.nl/en/working-a...

📢 Young scholars: 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 🎅

Our section's @yecrea.bsky.social representative @janinebrill.bsky.social needs your help to shape future online events. Please share topics you'd like addressed, or skills you wish to develop.

𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 ⬇️
www.soscisurvey.de/YECREAhealth...

Read our latest #OpenAcces article ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Cardoso et al. tested the effectiveness of a transmedia storytelling strategy for transmitting health knowledge, highlighting its potential as a more effective tool for enhancing societal health literacy in Portugal and beyond.

📢 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

The special issue of 𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 is dedicated to exploring the landscape of health communication in the digital age.

Abstracts of up to 600 words can be submitted by 1 December.

Find more information here ⬇️
lnkd.in/dVyUKCNm

🗣 Call for Ambassadors❕️

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 as an Ambassadors to represent your country!

You will play a vital role in raising awareness of our section and act as a contact between the Management Team and your community.

Interested? Please send an email to 📧 a.j.linn@uva.nl

📢 Call for Papers

Next year's 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 on will take place in Braga, Portugal ☀️ The main theme will be "𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻".
The submission system is open until 28 Febuary, 2025.

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
lnkd.in/e5YwiN_g

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🚨New #OpenAccess article that explores the impact of visuals in health leaflets on vaccination intent of pregnant individuals. The study finds:
✅Higher engagement and appreciation with visuals
✅Increased intent to vaccinate for pertussis (but not influenza)

➡️https://doi.org/10.47368/ejhc.2024.303

📢 News from our Section❗️We congratulate our new Chair @friemel.bsky.social and Vice-Chairs @elena-link.bsky.social, Rita Araújo and Annemiek Linn. @janinebrill.bsky.social remains YECREA Representative. Thanks to previous Chair @juliavanweert.bsky.social for her many years of excellent work 👏

Our Business Meeting takes place on 26 September at 1:30pm during this year's ECREA. One very important item will be the election of the management team. Thomas Friemel, Elena Link, Rita Araújo and Annemiek Linn will run as a team. Find a statement and their CVs here ➡️ ecrea.eu/page-18263

🚨 New Publication 🚨
The study by van Dijk et al. uncovers gaps in DVT and PE care, highlighting differing needs between patients and physicians. Enhancing psychological support and aligning treatment intensity with patient preferences could improve outcomes.

Read more here: doi.org/10.47368/ejh...