Instructional Health-Risk Communication

A Content Analysis of Vaping-Associated Lung Injury Outbreak Coverage in U.S. College Newspapers

Bibliographic Data

ID21633448
AuthorsNajma Akhther (0000-0001-5897-3102, Wayne State University, corresponding author), Khairul Islam (0000-0001-7624-0041, State University of New York at Oswego)
Year2024
Volume75
Issue6
Pages806-824
Publication date2024-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCommunication Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1051-0974 • E-ISSN: 1745-1035
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10510974.2024.2363276
OpenAlexW4399715658
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited55

This study examined instructional health-risk communication involving the outbreak of e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI). Using the IDEA model, we investigated how U.S. college newspapers communicated health risk messages during the vaping outbreak. Our analysis of 331 news articles showed that college newspapers placed greater emphasis on explanation of the EVALI outbreak than internalization and action messages. The findings also revealed that news sources played a significant role in communicating instructional health risk messages. Specifically, news stories that included expert sources were more likely to communicate CDC-recommended action messages. The findings have significant implications for designing instructional health-risk communication and anti-smoking interventions tailored to specific populations

Advertising · Business · Content analysis · Environmental health · Health communication · Health education · Health risk · Newspaper · Outbreak · Pathology · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Public health · Risk communication · Social science · Sociology · Communication · Media Influence and Health · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Smoking Behavior and Cessation

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