Peer Review

Toolkit for addressing health misinformation

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Reviewed:: Nov 22, 2021 by ICT Literacy

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Overview:

The Surgeon General’s Community Toolkit for Addressing Health Misinformation provides specific guidance to individuals, health care professionals and administrators, teachers, school administrators, librarians, and faith leaders to understand, identify, and stop the spread of health misinformation in their communities

Type of Material:

Reference Material

Recommended Uses:

Can be used by healthcare professionals and administrators to share their best practices for talking to patients about health misinformation.

Can be used by Teachers, School Administrators, and Librarians to facilitate workshops using the exercises provided in the Toolkit.

Can be used by Faith Leaders to facilitate a discussion with congregations about the impact of health misinformation

Technical Requirements:

Works in Windows browsers

Identify Major Learning Goals:

This resource defines misinformation and explores the various ways that healthcare related information can be purposely misconstrued. The resource employs activities that prompt the participant to think critically health information by comparing sources and engaging in active research.
The Toolkit Resource examines the reasons why people unknowingly share health misinformation taking time to focus on creators of misinformation as well as individuals that share questionable material.
The resource provides practical ways discuss health misinformation within a community.

Target Student Population:

College general ed, college upper division, graduate school, professional, pre- and in-service health professionals, pre- and in-service librarians and information professionals

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

Basic information literacy skills

Content Quality

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Strengths:: This toolkit provides a practical guide for identifying and addressing health misinformation. Written by the office the US Surgeon General, the content is accurate and current. The exercises offer concrete examples that can be understood by a broard population, and the toolkit overall is grounded in today's social and health realities. The toolkist is easily used independently or in conjuntion with other materials; likewise, it can be used in several disciplines and settings. Content is appropriately attributed.
Concerns:: none

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:: The learning objects reflect core ICT literacy standards. The toolkit sets the stage for addressing the misinformation issue, explaining how people are affected by it and how to combat it. The practical exercises facilitates their use for assignments by which learners can gain skills effectively and apply them in daily life.
Concerns:: None

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:: The toolkit is well organized and easy to follow independently, needing little technology. Materials are ready to use and very interactive. Help is available from the US Surgeon General's office; additional resources are also available. The resource appears to be ADA-compliant.
Concerns:: Lack of a multimedia/interactive component.

Other Issues and Comments:: The Tooklit for addressing health misinformation can be used to guide citizen through a rigorous analysis of the various stages of misinformation.
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