Emotions In Health Communication

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Summarize emotion frameworks relevant to health communication. 

Connect the effects of specific emotions to the decision-making process. 

Assess the use of emotion in health message design. 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

We are all aware of the role emotions play in the way we conduct our daily lives, but are you aware that, emotions also have a huge impact on how people perceive, process and act upon health information? This course will introduce you to frameworks on emotion relevant to health communication. You will be acquainted with research that highlights the role emotions play in how people process health information. Finally, the course will go over practical implications of that research for developing message-based interventions.

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CONTINUING EDUCATION INFORMATION

 

Pandemic Preparedness Communication with TEPHI

Presented by:

Michael Mackert, Ph.D

Provost's Teaching Fellow
Director Center for Health Communication
John P. McGovern Regents Professor in Health and Medical Science Communication
Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations
Professor, Department of Population Health
Moody College of Communication | Dell Medical School
The University of Texas at Austin 

 

Continuing Public Health (CPH)

Up to 1 CPH Recertification Credits may be earned at this event.

 

Time to complete this module: 45 minutes

Original release date: 04/20/2025

End date: 04/20/2027

*CPH is not available after the end date