This video is part 1 in a 5-part series from the University of Illinois School of Public Health. These presentations were prepared for the Chicago COVID-19 Response Corps in April 2021.
This series is meant to be an introduction to risk and health communication and should not be considered comprehensive.
By the end of this series, viewers will…
1. Be able to define risk communication
2. Understand the need for risk communication
3. Develop a basic understanding of the evidence underlying risk perception and communication practices
4. Understand strategies and considerations for communicating about health risks
Presenters are Dr. Brenikki Floyd and Dr. Ashely Bieniek-Tobasco
Ashely Bieniek-Tobasco is a faculty member in the division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago and she primarily does research and work in the risk and climate change communication spaces.
Brenikki Floyd is a Clinical Assistant Professor in Community Health Sciences at the UIC School of Public Health and her research focuses mostly on the applications of health communication and implementation science in adolescent health.
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