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K. "Vish" Viswanath, PhD

K. "Vish" Viswanath, PhD

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K. "Vish" Viswanath, PhD

Dr. K. “Vish” Viswanath is Lee Kum Kee Professor of Health Communication in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH) and in the McGraw-Patterson Center for Population Sciences at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI). He is also the Faculty Director of the Health Communication Core of the Harvard Cancer Consortium (HCC). Other additional administrative and scientific leadership positions held by Dr. Viswanath include: Director of the Center for Translational Communication Science, DFCI/Harvard Chan; Co-Director, Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness, Harvard Chan; and, Director, Harvard Chan India Research Center. He is the founding Director of HCC’s Enhancing Communications for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Laboratory. Dr. Viswanath’s work, drawing from literatures in communication science, social epidemiology, and social and health behavior sciences, focuses on translational communication science to influence public health policy and practice. His primary research is in documenting the relationship between communication inequalities, poverty and health disparities, and knowledge translation to address health disparities. He has written more than 240 journal articles and book chapters concerning communication inequalities and health disparities, knowledge translation, public health communication campaigns, e-health and digital divide, public health preparedness and the delivery of health communication interventions to underserved populations. He is the Co-Editor of four books or monographs: Mass Media, Social Control and Social Change (Iowa State University Press, 1999), Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research & Practice (Jossey Bass, 2015), The Role of Media in Promoting and Reducing Tobacco Use (National Cancer Institute, 2008) and A Socioecological Approach to Addressing Tobacco-Related Health Disparities (2017). He was also the Editor of the Social and Behavioral Research section of the 12-volume International Encyclopedia of Communication (Blackwell Publishing, 2008). In recognition of his academic and professional achievements, Dr. Viswanath received several awards including the Postdoctoral Mentor of the Year Award from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Joseph W. Cullen Memorial Award For Excellence in Tobacco Research, American Society for Preventive Oncology (2014), the Dale Brashers Distinguished Mentorship Award, National Communication Association (2013), Outstanding Health Communication Scholar Award (2010) jointly given out by the International Communication Association and the National Communication Association and the Mayhew Derryberry Award from the American Public Health Association (APHA) for his contribution to health education research and theory (2009). He delivered the 23rd Annual Aubrey Fisher Lecture at University of Utah in 2009. He was elected Fellow of the International Communication Association (2011), the Society for Behavioral Medicine (2008) and the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research (2006). He was the Chair of the Board of Scientific Counselors for the National Center for Health Marketing at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta from 2007-2010. He has served as a member on four Institute of Medicine (IOM)/National Academy of Medicine Committees: Committee on Gulf War and Health: Treatment of Chronic Multisymptom Illness (CMI), the Committee on Sports-Related Concussions in Youth, the Committee on Health and Safety of Youth and The Committee on Parents of Young Children. He was a member of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) of the U. S. Department of Health & Human Services and Chaired its Working Group on Vaccine Acceptance (2012-2016), and is a member of the Board of Scientific Counselors, Office of Public Health Preparedness, CDC. His research is supported by funding from private and public agencies including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Professor of Health Communication, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Professor of Health Communication, McGraw-Patterson Center for Population Sciences

Recent Awards

  • Joseph W. Cullen Memorial Award, American Society of Preventive Oncology

    2014

  • Dale Brashers Distinguished Mentoring Award, National Communication Association

    2013

  • Outstanding Health Communication Scholar Award, International Communication Association and the National Communication Association

    2010

  • Fellow, International Communication Association

    2011

  • Fellow, Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research 2006
  • Fellow, Society for Behavioral Medicine 2008
  • Mayhew Derryberry Award, American Public Health Association 2009
  • Delivered the 23rd Annual Aubrey Fisher Lecture at University of Utah 2009
  • Postdoctoral Mentor of the Year Award from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 2014
  • Chair of the Board of Scientific Counselors for the National Center for Health Marketing at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Served as a member on four Institute of Medicine (IOM) / National Academy of Medicine Committees
  • Member of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) of the U. S. Department of Health & Human Services and Chaired its Working Group on Vaccine Acceptance

Research

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    Population Sciences

    Dr. Viswanath’s work, drawing from literatures in communication science, social epidemiology, and social and health behavior sciences, focuses on translational communication science to influence public health policy and practice. His primary research is in documenting the relationship between communication inequalities, poverty and health disparities, and knowledge translation through community-based research to address health disparities. His research is supported by funding from private and public agencies, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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    http://www.viswanathlab.org

    Publications

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      • Does Misinformation Have Spillover Effects on Unrelated Health Behaviors? Promising Null Results from a Longitudinal Study of U.S. Adults. J Health Commun. 2026; 31(2-3):77-89. View in: Pubmed

      • Does gender expression matter in tailoring anti-smoking messages for sexual and gender minority young adults? Nicotine Tob Res. 2026 Feb 13. View in: Pubmed

      • Organizational Theory for Hospital Interventions. Pediatrics. 2026 Jan 01; 157(1). View in: Pubmed

      • Reading Grade Level Estimates of Public Health Communication on Social Media Vary Due to Text Preprocessing. J Health Commun. 2025; 30(10-12):634-640. View in: Pubmed

      • The missing link in the NCD agenda: girls and young women remain overlooked. Lancet. 2025 May 31; 405(10493):1891-1893. View in: Pubmed

      • Can we convince the unvaccinated to vaccinate: lessons from COVID-19 vaccination. BMC Public Health. 2025 May 07; 25(1):1689. View in: Pubmed

      • US State Public Health Agencies' Use of Twitter From 2012 to 2022: Observational Study. J Med Internet Res. 2025 Jan 03; 27:e59786. View in: Pubmed

      • Anti-industry beliefs and attitudes mediate the effect of culturally tailored anti-smoking messages on quit intentions among sexual minority women. Sci Rep. 2024 11 15; 14(1):28084. View in: Pubmed

      • A Coproduced Family Reporting Intervention to Improve Safety Surveillance and Reduce Disparities. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 01; 154(4). View in: Pubmed

      • Digital Detox and Well-Being. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 01; 154(4). View in: Pubmed

      • Adapting and Evaluating a Brief Advice Tobacco Cessation Intervention in High-reach, Low-resource Settings in India: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Sep 03; 13:e57236. View in: Pubmed

      • The Relationship Between News Coverage of COVID-19 Misinformation and Online Search Behavior. Health Commun. 2025 Jun; 40(7):1280-1288. View in: Pubmed

      • Enhancing cultural sensitivity in the implementation of the Fertility Quality of Life Tool in Sudan: a science diplomacy perspective. Front Public Health. 2024; 12:1375643. View in: Pubmed

      • Communication inequalities and incomplete data hinder understanding of how social media affect vaccine uptake. BMJ. 2024 06 20; 385:e076478. View in: Pubmed

      • Examining health apps and wearable use in improving physical and mental well-being across U.S., China, and Singapore. Sci Rep. 2024 05 11; 14(1):10779. View in: Pubmed

      • Communication and Social Determinants of Cancer Preventive Behaviors in Adolescents From Low Socio-Economic Backgrounds in India: A Cross-Sectional Study. Cancer Control. 2024 Jan-Dec; 31:10732748241255538. View in: Pubmed

      • Adaptive Interventions to Promote Change in the 21st Century: The Responsive Feedback Approach. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2023 Dec 18; 11(Suppl 2). View in: Pubmed

      • Evidence for Decision-Making: The Importance of Systematic Data Collection as an Essential Component of Responsive Feedback. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2023 12 18; 11(Suppl 2). View in: Pubmed

      • Culturally Tailored Anti-Smoking Messages: A Randomized Trial With U.S. Sexual Minority Young Women. Am J Prev Med. 2024 05; 66(5):840-849. View in: Pubmed

      • Combining interactive communication and nicotine replacement therapy for smokers: abridged secondary publication. Hong Kong Med J. 2023 Dec; 29 Suppl 7(6):4-8. View in: Pubmed

      • Association between mass media exposure and infant and young child feeding practices in India: a cross-sectional study. Sci Rep. 2023 11 07; 13(1):19353. View in: Pubmed

      • The Use of Mobile Assessments for Monitoring Mental Health in Youth: Umbrella Review. J Med Internet Res. 2023 09 19; 25:e45540. View in: Pubmed

      • Raman spectroscopy analysis of plasma of diabetes patients with and without retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2024 Jan 05; 304:123337. View in: Pubmed

      • Socio-economic disparities in exposure to and endorsement of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and the associations with vaccine hesitancy and vaccination. Public Health. 2023 Oct; 223:217-222. View in: Pubmed

      • A Scoping Review of Interventions to Improve Occupational Safety and Health of Construction Workers. Am J Health Promot. 2023 11; 37(8):1162-1170. View in: Pubmed

      • Tobacco-control policy support among people from low socioeconomic positions in Massachusetts. Prev Med Rep. 2023 Oct; 35:102336. View in: Pubmed

      • Implementation of an mHealth intervention to increase adherence to triage among HPV positive women with HPV-self-collection (ATICA study): post-implementation evaluation from the women's perspective. BMC Womens Health. 2023 06 23; 23(1):332. View in: Pubmed

      • Conceptualizing and Measuring Social Media Use in Health and Well-being Studies: Systematic Review. J Med Internet Res. 2023 05 10; 25:e43191. View in: Pubmed

      • Social media use and adolescents' well-being: A note on flourishing. Front Psychol. 2023; 14:1092109. View in: Pubmed

      • Effect of mobile interventions with nicotine replacement therapy sampling on long-term smoking cessation in community smokers: A pragmatic randomized clinical trial. Tob Induc Dis. 2023; 21:44. View in: Pubmed

      • Implementation and scaling-up of an effective mHealth intervention to increase adherence to triage of HPV-positive women (ATICA study): perceptions of health decision-makers and health-care providers. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Jan 18; 23(1):47. View in: Pubmed

      • Associations between sociodemographic factors and receiving "ask and advise" services from healthcare providers in India: analysis of the national GATS-2 dataset. BMC Public Health. 2022 11 18; 22(1):2115. View in: Pubmed

      • Screen time and adolescents' mental health before and after the COVID-19 lockdown in Switzerland: A natural experiment. Front Psychiatry. 2022; 13:981881. View in: Pubmed

      • Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: An Updated Policy Statement from the American Association for Cancer Research and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Clin Cancer Res. 2022 11 14; 28(22):4861-4870. View in: Pubmed

      • Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: An Updated Policy Statement From the American Association for Cancer Research and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. J Clin Oncol. 2022 12 10; 40(35):4144-4155. View in: Pubmed

      • Ten Steps to Design a Counseling App to Reduce the Psychosocial Impact of Human Papillomavirus Testing on the Basis of a User-Centered Design Approach in a Low- and Middle-Income Setting. JCO Glob Oncol. 2022 10; 8:e2200168. View in: Pubmed

      • Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) practices among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) - need to relook, in the era of COVID-19 pandemic. J Family Med Prim Care. 2022 Jul; 11(7):3943-3949. View in: Pubmed

      • Family Safety Reporting in Medically Complex Children: Parent, Staff, and Leader Perspectives. Pediatrics. 2022 06 01; 149(6). View in: Pubmed

      • Using Smart Speaker Technology for Health and Well-being in an Older Adult Population: Pre-Post Feasibility Study. JMIR Aging. 2022 May 09; 5(2):e33498. View in: Pubmed

      • Examining the Effects of Fathers' Residency Status on Childhood Obesity. Matern Child Health J. 2022 May; 26(5):1160-1167. View in: Pubmed

      • Effectiveness of an mHealth intervention to increase adherence to triage of HPV DNA positive women who have performed self-collection (the ATICA study): A hybrid type I cluster randomised effectiveness-implementation trial. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2022 May; 9. View in: Pubmed

      • A Counseling Mobile App to Reduce the Psychosocial Impact of Human Papillomavirus Testing: Formative Research Using a User-Centered Design Approach in a Low-Middle-Income Setting in Argentina. JMIR Form Res. 2022 Jan 13; 6(1):e32610. View in: Pubmed

      • Designing Effective eHealth Interventions for Underserved Groups: Five Lessons From a Decade of eHealth Intervention Design and Deployment. J Med Internet Res. 2022 01 07; 24(1):e25419. View in: Pubmed

      • Quality of life of Sudanese patients attending a fertility clinic: a mixed methods study. Health Psychol Behav Med. 2021; 9(1):1006-1030. View in: Pubmed

      • Tobacco messages encountered in real-time among low socio-economic position groups: a descriptive study. BMC Public Health. 2021 11 20; 21(1):2136. View in: Pubmed

      • Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Family Communication Scale in the Chinese Population. Front Psychol. 2021; 12:736514. View in: Pubmed

      • COVID-19 News and Misinformation: Do They Matter for Public Health Prevention? J Health Commun. 2021 11 02; 26(11):799-808. View in: Pubmed

      • Toward an Extended Infodemiology Framework: Leveraging Social Media Data and Web Search Queries as Digital Pulse on Cancer Communication. Health Commun. 2023 02; 38(2):335-348. View in: Pubmed

      • COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: the five Cs to tackle behavioural and sociodemographic factors. J R Soc Med. 2021 06; 114(6):295-298. View in: Pubmed

      • Disparities in HPV knowledge by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic position: Trusted sources for the dissemination of HPV information. Cancer Causes Control. 2021 Sep; 32(9):923-933. View in: Pubmed

      • Carotenoid status in type 2 diabetes patients with and without retinopathy. Food Funct. 2021 May 21; 12(10):4402-4410. View in: Pubmed

      • Individual and social determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake. BMC Public Health. 2021 04 28; 21(1):818. View in: Pubmed

      • Adherence to COVID-19 mitigation measures among American adults: the need for consistent and unified messaging. Health Educ Res. 2021 04 12; 36(2):178-191. View in: Pubmed

      • Key considerations for designing capacity-building interventions to support evidence-based programming in underserved communities: a qualitative exploration. Transl Behav Med. 2021 03 16; 11(2):452-461. View in: Pubmed

      • Trauma and cervical cancer screening among women experiencing homelessness: A call for trauma-informed care. Womens Health (Lond). 2021 Jan-Dec; 17:17455065211029238. View in: Pubmed

      • Association between different types of mass media and antenatal care visits in India: a cross-sectional study from the National Family Health Survey (2015-2016). BMJ Open. 2020 12 15; 10(12):e042839. View in: Pubmed

      • Factors Influencing Implementation of a Workplace Tobacco Cessation Intervention in India: A Qualitative Exploration. Workplace Health Saf. 2021 Feb; 69(2):56-67. View in: Pubmed

      • Association of social participation, perception of neighborhood social cohesion, and social media use with happiness: Evidence of trade-off (JCOP-20-277). J Community Psychol. 2021 03; 49(2):432-446. View in: Pubmed

      • We Need the Lens of Equity in COVID-19 Communication. Health Commun. 2020 Dec; 35(14):1743-1746. View in: Pubmed

      • Beyond Educating the Masses: The Role of Public Health Communication in Addressing Socioeconomic- and Residence-based Disparities in Tobacco Risk Perception. Health Commun. 2022 02; 37(2):214-221. View in: Pubmed

      • Online negative sentiment towards Mexicans and Hispanics and impact on mental well-being: A time-series analysis of social media data during the 2016 United States presidential election. Heliyon. 2020 Sep; 6(9):e04910. View in: Pubmed

      • Sexual Health Information Sources, Needs, and Preferences of Young Adult Sexual Minority Cisgender Women and Non-Binary Individuals Assigned Female at Birth. Sex Res Social Policy. 2021 Sep; 18(3):775-787. View in: Pubmed

      • Comparing the knowledge gap hypothesis in the United States and Singapore: The case of nanotechnology. Public Underst Sci. 2020 11; 29(8):835-854. View in: Pubmed

      • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Patient Experiences in the United States: 4-Year Content Analysis of Twitter. J Med Internet Res. 2020 08 21; 22(8):e17048. View in: Pubmed

      • Community Stakeholders' Perspectives on Introducing Human Papillomavirus Vaccination and Biobanking Evidence-Based Programs Within Medically Underserved Communities: A Community-Engaged Approach. Int Q Community Health Educ. 2021 Apr; 41(3):315-323. View in: Pubmed

      • The Potential of Smartphone Apps in Informing Protobacco and Antitobacco Messaging Efforts Among Underserved Communities: Longitudinal Observational Study. J Med Internet Res. 2020 07 07; 22(7):e17451. View in: Pubmed

      • The relationship between Jim Crow laws and social capital from 1997-2014: A 3-level multilevel hierarchical analysis across time, county and state. Soc Sci Med. 2020 10; 262:113142. View in: Pubmed

      • The Effectiveness of Electronic Health Interventions for Promoting HIV-Preventive Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Meta-Analysis Based on an Integrative Framework of Design and Implementation Features. J Med Internet Res. 2020 05 25; 22(5):e15977. View in: Pubmed

      • Community engagement for health system resilience: evidence from Liberia's Ebola epidemic. Health Policy Plan. 2020 May 01; 35(4):416-423. View in: Pubmed

      • Developing SMS Content to Promote Papanicolaou Triage Among Women Who Performed HPV Self-collection Test: Qualitative Study. JMIR Form Res. 2020 Mar 06; 4(3):e14652. View in: Pubmed

      • Big Data in Context: Addressing the Twin Perils of Data Absenteeism and Chauvinism in the Context of Health Disparities Research. J Med Internet Res. 2020 01 07; 22(1):e16377. View in: Pubmed

      • Designing Capacity-Building Supports to Promote Evidence-Based Programs in Community-Based Organizations Working with Underserved Populations. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2020; 14(2):149-160. View in: Pubmed

      • Designing Capacity-Building Supports to Promote Evidence-Based Programs in Community-Based Organizations Working with Underserved Populations. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2020; 14(2):141-142. View in: Pubmed

      • Knowledge and perceptions regarding triage among human papillomavirus-tested women: A qualitative study of perspectives of low-income women in Argentina. Womens Health (Lond). 2020 Jan-Dec; 16:1745506520976011. View in: Pubmed

      • Inequities in tobacco advertising exposure among young adult sexual, racial and ethnic minorities: examining intersectionality of sexual orientation with race and ethnicity. Tob Control. 2021 01; 30(1):84-93. View in: Pubmed

      • Association of Social Media Use With Social Well-Being, Positive Mental Health, and Self-Rated Health: Disentangling Routine Use From Emotional Connection to Use. Health Educ Behav. 2019 12; 46(2_suppl):69-80. View in: Pubmed

      • The Science of Happiness: The View From One Research Center. Am J Health Promot. 2019 11; 33(8):1210-1211. View in: Pubmed

      • Editor's Desk: The Why and How of Addressing Employee Happiness. Am J Health Promot. 2019 11; 33(8):1209-1226. View in: Pubmed

      • A Framework for Culturally Relevant Online Learning: Lessons from Alaska's Tribal Health Workers. J Cancer Educ. 2019 Aug; 34(4):647-653. View in: Pubmed

      • Smoking portrayal in Ethiopian movies: a theory-based content analysis. Health Promot Int. 2019 Aug 01; 34(4):687-696. View in: Pubmed

      • Short Sleep Duration and Insomnia Symptoms were Associated with Lower Happiness Levels in Chinese Adults in Hong Kong. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 06 12; 16(12). View in: Pubmed

      • Factors influencing awareness of healthcare providers on maternal sepsis: a mixed-methods approach. BMC Public Health. 2019 Jun 03; 19(1):683. View in: Pubmed

      • The reliability and validity of the Chinese Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale in the general population of Hong Kong. Qual Life Res. 2019 Oct; 28(10):2813-2820. View in: Pubmed

      • Responsive feedback: Towards a new paradigm to enhance intervention effectiveness. Gates Open Res. 2019; 3:781. View in: Pubmed

      • Interpersonal Diffusion of Health Information: Health Information Mavenism among People Age 65 and over in Japan. Health Commun. 2020 06; 35(7):804-814. View in: Pubmed

      • Mixed-methods approach to evaluate an mHealth intervention to increase adherence to triage of human papillomavirus-positive women who have performed self-collection (the ATICA study): study protocol for a hybrid type I cluster randomized effectiveness-implementation trial. Trials. 2019 Feb 26; 20(1):148. View in: Pubmed

      • Association between exposure to health information and mortality: Reduced mortality among women exposed to information via TV programs. Soc Sci Med. 2019 01; 221:124-131. View in: Pubmed

      • Local Organizations Supporting Implementation of Graphic Health Warnings for Tobacco in Underserved Communities: A Qualitative Inquiry. Front Public Health. 2018; 6:322. View in: Pubmed

      • Short version of the Smartphone Addiction Scale in Chinese adults: Psychometric properties, sociodemographic, and health behavioral correlates. J Behav Addict. 2018 Dec 01; 7(4):1157-1165. View in: Pubmed

      • Leveraging Breadth and Depth: Strategies to Characterize Population Diversity to Address Cancer Disparities in the DF/HCC Catchment Area. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2019 03; 28(3):435-441. View in: Pubmed

      • Test-retest reliability and validity of a single-item Self-reported Family Happiness Scale in Hong Kong Chinese: findings from Hong Kong Jockey Club FAMILY Project. Qual Life Res. 2019 Feb; 28(2):535-543. View in: Pubmed

      • Culturally-Relevant Online Cancer Education Modules Empower Alaska's Community Health Aides/Practitioners to Disseminate Cancer Information and Reduce Cancer Risk. J Cancer Educ. 2018 10; 33(5):1102-1109. View in: Pubmed

      • Personal subjectivity in clinician discussion about retirement from sport post-concussion. Soc Sci Med. 2018 12; 218:37-44. View in: Pubmed

      • Does Segmentation Really Work? Effectiveness of Matched Graphic Health Warnings on Cigarette Packaging by Race, Gender and Chronic Disease Conditions on Cognitive Outcomes among Vulnerable Populations. J Health Commun. 2018; 23(6):523-533. View in: Pubmed

      • Precision Prevention and Early Detection of Cancer: Fundamental Principles. Cancer Discov. 2018 07; 8(7):803-811. View in: Pubmed

      • Health information exposure from information and communication technologies and its associations with health behaviors: Population-based survey. Prev Med. 2018 08; 113:140-146. View in: Pubmed

      • Graphic and Arousing? Emotional and Cognitive Reactions to Tobacco Graphic Health Warnings and Associated Quit-Related Outcomes Among Low SEP Population Groups. Health Commun. 2019 06; 34(7):726-734. View in: Pubmed

      • How, When and Why People Seek Health Information Online: Qualitative Study in Hong Kong. Interact J Med Res. 2017 Dec 12; 6(2):e24. View in: Pubmed

      • Sharing Family Life Information Through Video Calls and Other Information and Communication Technologies and the Association With Family Well-Being: Population-Based Survey. JMIR Ment Health. 2017 Nov 23; 4(4):e57. View in: Pubmed

      • The relative persuasiveness of narrative versus non-narrative health messages in public health emergency communication: Evidence from a field experiment. Prev Med. 2018 06; 111:284-290. View in: Pubmed

      • Beliefs about smoking-related lung cancer risk among low socioeconomic individuals: the role of smoking experience and interpersonal communication. Glob Health Promot. 2019 09; 26(3):88-93. View in: Pubmed

      • Strengths and Challenges of the Alaska WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program: A Qualitative Study of Program Implementation. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2017 Nov - Dec; 49(10):858-866.e1. View in: Pubmed

      • Comparing perceived effectiveness of FDA-proposed cigarette packaging graphic health warnings between sexual and gender minorities and heterosexual adults. Cancer Causes Control. 2017 Oct; 28(10):1143-1155. View in: Pubmed

      • Cancer Risk-Promoting Information: The Communication Environment of Young Adults. Am J Prev Med. 2017 Sep; 53(3S1):S63-S72. View in: Pubmed

      • Erratum to: Building practitioner networks to support dissemination and implementation of evidence-based programs in community settings. Transl Behav Med. 2017 09; 7(3):542. View in: Pubmed

      • Building practitioner networks to support dissemination and implementation of evidence-based programs in community settings. Transl Behav Med. 2017 09; 7(3):532-541. View in: Pubmed

      • Health App Possession Among Smartphone or Tablet Owners in Hong Kong: Population-Based Survey. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2017 Jun 05; 5(6):e77. View in: Pubmed

      • Tuning in and catching on? Examining the relationship between pandemic communication and awareness and knowledge of MERS in the USA. J Public Health (Oxf). 2017 06 01; 39(2):282-289. View in: Pubmed

      • Facing a Health Threat in a Complex Information Environment: A National Representative Survey Examining American Adults' Behavioral Responses to the 2009/2010 A(H1N1) Pandemic. Health Educ Behav. 2018 02; 45(1):77-89. View in: Pubmed

      • Activating Racial and Ethnic Minorities to Engage in Preventive Health: Patient Preferences for Health Reminders. J Particip Med. 2017; 9. View in: Pubmed

      • Cigarette graphic health warning labels and information avoidance among individuals from low socioeconomic position in the U.S. Cancer Causes Control. 2017 04; 28(4):351-360. View in: Pubmed

      • Longitudinal Patterns and Predictors of Depression Trajectories Related to the 2014 Occupy Central/Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong. Am J Public Health. 2017 04; 107(4):593-600. View in: Pubmed

      • Graphic health warnings as activators of social networks: A field experiment among individuals of low socioeconomic position. Soc Sci Med. 2017 02; 175:219-227. View in: Pubmed

      • Sources of Information During the 2014 West Virginia Water Crisis: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2017 04; 11(2):196-206. View in: Pubmed

      • Smoking and Secondhand Smoke Exposure at Home Were Associated with Poor Perceived Family Well-Being: Findings of FAMILY Project. PLoS One. 2016; 11(8):e0161761. View in: Pubmed

      • Strategies To Empower Communities To Reduce Health Disparities. Health Aff (Millwood). 2016 08 01; 35(8):1424-8. View in: Pubmed

      • HIV/AIDS Communication Inequalities and Associated Cognitive and Affective Outcomes: A Call for a Socioecological Approach to AIDS Communication in Sub-Saharan Africa. Health Commun. 2017 06; 32(6):685-694. View in: Pubmed

      • Learning from social media: utilizing advanced data extraction techniques to understand barriers to breast cancer treatment. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2016 07; 158(2):395-405. View in: Pubmed

      • Are socioeconomic disparities in health behavior mediated by differential media use? Test of the communication inequality theory. Patient Educ Couns. 2016 11; 99(11):1803-1807. View in: Pubmed

      • Beyond access: barriers to internet health information seeking among the urban poor. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2016 11; 23(6):1053-1059. View in: Pubmed

      • Mental Health, Racial Discrimination, and Tobacco Use Differences Across Rural-Urban California. J Rural Health. 2017 04; 33(2):180-189. View in: Pubmed

      • A Cascade of Champions: A Qualitative Study about the MA-CORD Media Competition Implementation. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016 Apr 05; 13(4):404. View in: Pubmed

      • Media Competition Implementation for the Massachusetts Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration Study (MA-CORD): Adoption and Reach. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016 Apr 05; 13(4):403. View in: Pubmed

      • Prevalence and Framing of Health Disparities in Local Print News: Implications for Multilevel Interventions to Address Cancer Inequalities. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2016 04; 25(4):603-12. View in: Pubmed

      • Entertainment or Health? Exploring the Internet Usage Patterns of the Urban Poor: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2016 Mar 03; 18(3):e46. View in: Pubmed

      • Representation, Exemplification, and Risk: Resonance of Tobacco Graphic Health Warnings Across Diverse Populations. Health Commun. 2016 08; 31(8):974-87. View in: Pubmed

      • Much Ventured, Much Gained: Community-Engaged Data Collection by Adolescents and Young Adults. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2016; 10(2):217-24. View in: Pubmed

      • A "Community Fit" Community-Based Participatory Research Program for Family Health, Happiness, and Harmony: Design and Implementation. JMIR Res Protoc. 2015 Oct 28; 4(4):e126. View in: Pubmed

      • Assessing opinions in community leadership networks to address health inequalities: a case study from Project IMPACT. Health Educ Res. 2015 Dec; 30(6):866-81. View in: Pubmed

      • Secondhand smoke exposure (SHS) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Chinese never smokers in Hong Kong. BMJ Open. 2015 Sep 02; 5(9):e007694. View in: Pubmed

      • Using Information and Communication Technologies for Family Communication and Its Association With Family Well-Being in Hong Kong: FAMILY Project. J Med Internet Res. 2015 Aug 24; 17(8):e207. View in: Pubmed

      • Public response to the 2014 chemical spill in West Virginia: knowledge, opinions and behaviours. BMC Public Health. 2015 Aug 19; 15:790. View in: Pubmed

      • Addressing the Vaccine Hesitancy Continuum: An Audience Segmentation Analysis of American Adults Who Did Not Receive the 2009 H1N1 Vaccine. Vaccines (Basel). 2015 Jul 15; 3(3):556-78. View in: Pubmed

      • Advancing the science of dissemination and implementation in behavioral medicine: evidence and progress. Int J Behav Med. 2015 Jun; 22(3):277-82. View in: Pubmed

      • Calling for a bold new vision of health disparities intervention research. Am J Public Health. 2015 Jul; 105 Suppl 3:S374-6. View in: Pubmed

      • Effect of media use on mothers' vaccination of their children in sub-Saharan Africa. Vaccine. 2015 May 21; 33(22):2551-7. View in: Pubmed

      • Plasma vitamin D status in patients with type 2 diabetes with and without retinopathy. Nutrition. 2015 Jul-Aug; 31(7-8):959-63. View in: Pubmed

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