Description
Building Trust in Scientific Health Communication
** available as of 06/15/2026
This course familiarizes students with the concepts of misinformation, disinformation, and communicating for impact. Content covered includes how to fact check and how to combat misinformation and disinformation in practice.

Outcomes: Compare misinformation and disinformation from different perspectives; Identify the predominate narratives in the health misinformation environment; Distinguish between high- and low-level interventions to counteract misinformation.
Details
Grading Basis
Graded
Units
3
Offering
Course
HIDS 408
Academic Group
Schl of Health Sci & Pub Hlth
Academic Organization
Health Informatics & Data Sci