Full course description
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Differentiate between the terms misinformation, malinformation, and disinformation.
Identify why it can be hard to determine which stories are misleading and which are accurate – and why intelligent people sometimes believe inaccurate ideas.
Explain how to gently start a conversation with someone about a confusing health topic.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Welcome to Dealing with Conflicting Health Information!
Health is an important and vast topic, so it’s understandable that individuals hold a variety of beliefs, values and opinions about how to get and stay healthy. This Texas Epidemic Public Health Institute (TEPHI) course will explore various types of conflicting information someone may encounter, from the mostly harmless to the intentionally deceptive; offer a brief understanding of why research seems to contradict itself sometimes; provide several explanations for why humans are primed to believe or ignore certain ideas; and teach methods to start civil conversations about misunderstood health topics.