It's again time to thank everyone from the #HealthCommunication community who contributed to the success of EJHC in 2025—either as reviewer, editor, contributor, or reader! Read the acknowledgments for 2025 here ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

🚨New #OpenAccess Publication—ECREA Ljubljana Best Papers🚨 doi.org/10.47368/ejhc.2026.204 How Covid-19 health messages impact mental well-being and effectiveness among young adults with varying depressive symptoms by Dolinšek & colleagues. @speladolinsek.bsky.social @cscholz.bsky.social #HealthComm

Read here the 3rd article in our Special Issue: ECREA Ljubljana Best Papers. doi.org/10.47368/ejh... Reinhardt and Rossmann examined how message appeals and formats influence young adults' Covid-19 protection intentions, mediated by perceived severity and instrumental attitudes. #HealthComm

Read here the second article in our Special Issue: ECREA Ljubljana Best Papers: doi.org/10.47368/ejh... Brill and colleagues examined how acculturation shapes migrants’ health information repertoires using mixed methods with war-displaced Ukrainians in Germany.

Read our latest article by Brill et al., which examined how international students in Germany seek health information, as this group often faces challenges in accessing health information. Read here: doi.org/10.47368/ejh... #HealthComm #AcademicSky #CommSky #EJHC

Read here the first article in our Special Issue: ECREA Ljubljana Best Papers. doi.org/10.47368/ejh... Sukalla & @lexanderort.bsky.social examined alternative stigma item wordings, finding that emphasising positive language may help reduce the stigmatising effects of measurement.

Read here the last article of our Special Issue: Vulnerable Groups in Society! doi.org/10.47368/ejh... Memenga and colleagues identified five distinct cancer information repertoires, insights that are highly relevant for designing tailored communication strategies. #AcademicSky #CommSky #EJHC

Read our latest article by Apers et al., which examined the impact of narratives—compared to statistical texts—on personal and general risk perception and intentions to adopt radon protective behaviour. Read the full article here: doi.org/10.47368/ejh... #HealthComm #AcademicSky #CommSky #EJHC

Read our latest article by Groos et al., which examines how user-initiated customisation influences attitudes through sense of control, attention, elaboration, and the moderating role of behaviour type. Read the full article here: doi.org/10.47368/ejh... #HealthComm #AcademicSky #CommSky #EJHC

Excited to announce the #CallForPapers for a Special Issue on "AI in Health Communication" edited by Nadine Bol (Tilburg University), Julia van Weert (University of Amsterdam), and Angelika Augustine (Bielefeld University)! Complete Call: ejhc.org/calls #HealthComm #AcademicSky #CommSky #EJHC

A special thank you to Estera-Tabita Badau, Iccha Basnyat, Evelyn Y. Ho, and Olivier Galibert, who served as guest editors for the Special Issue (In)Equalities and (In)Equities. Read the editorial and the included articles here: doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Read our latest article by Rook et al. on the effects of visualised narrative medical metaphor-based (Medifoors) explanations on children’s and parental self-reported understanding and children’s recall of disease explanation. Read the full article here: doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Read our latest article by Ihrig et al. on practices and underlying beliefs about ‘trans-sensitive healthcare’ in Austria, which shows that a caring and transparent approach to contextual vulnerabilities in interactions between patients and healthcare providers is essential. doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Read our latest article by Senteio and Magsamen-Conrad. Despite decades of tech advances, racial and ethnic health inequities persist due to structural factors. This umbrella review examines how technology-based health communication interventions can help close these gaps. doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

📢 Exciting news and a big thank you to Gea Ducci! We are happy to share that our journal has been listed as a Class A scientific journal, recognised by the Italian Ministry of University and Research.

Read here the 2nd article of our Special Issue: (In)Equalities and (In)Equities! doi.org/10.47368/ejh... Bierbooms and colleagues provide a theoretical rationale for examining how economic, social, cultural, and personal capital shape access to and use of digital health technologies.

📢 Exciting news! We are proud to share that our journal is now indexed in Scopus! Here you can find articles from our journal on Scopus: www.scopus.com/sourceid/211...

Read our latest #OpenAccess publication by Berlekamp and colleagues, which explores how communication campaigns can effectively engage caregivers to increase the likelihood of adopting preventive behaviours that may reduce childhood accidents. Read the article here: doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

A special thank you to Marijn Meijers, Ann DeSmet, and Eline Smit, who served as guest editors for the Special Issue Planetary Health. Read the editorial and the included articles here: ejhc.org/issue/view/797

Read here the 2nd article of our Special Issue: Vulnerable Groups in Society! doi.org/10.47368/ejh... Mikesell & Singh conducted a thematic literature review on triadic communication in dementia. The findings show how vulnerability emerges dynamically in interactions among members.

It's again time to thank everyone from the #HealthCommunication community who contributed to the success of EJHC in 2024 – either as reviewer, editor, contributor, or reader! Read the acknowledgments for 2024 here ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Read our latest #OpenAccess publication by Tenfelde and colleagues, which explored how a patient's socioeconomic position shapes healthcare providers' communication—including the approaches used and providers' perceptions. Read the article here: doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Here is the 1st article of our Special Issue: Vulnerable Groups in Society! Butz and Karnowski investigated the factors that influence psychotherapists’ attitudes toward telepsychotherapy and its diffusion—particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read here: doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

New #OpenAccess Publication ➡️https://doi.org/10.47368/ejhc.2025.106 Physicians play a key role in guiding patients to reliable health information. Link and Memenga applied the Planned Risk Information Seeking Model to explore what drives physicians to seek health information services for patients.

Read our latest #OpenAccess publication ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh... A physician-provided digital health information service as a means of informing patients? Memenga & Link explored the potential of this service to provide health information to fulfill patients’ autonomy and competence needs.

What motivates sustainable fashion choices?👕 Guo et al. examined whether value framing—emphasizing benefits for individual health vs. population & planetary health—impacted purchase intentions. Read the results here: doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Read our latest #OpenAccess publication ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh... Schrimpff, Fisse and colleagues explored, through qualitative semi-structured interviews, patients' perceptions of uncertainty and their management strategies in individuals who received a knee or hip replacement.

🚨New Publication🚨 Targeting health and pro-environmental behaviours together is of growing interest. Bancale et al., with their study, aimed to explore whether these behaviours create positive or negative spillover effects and identify the predictors of these beliefs. doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Here is the 1st #OpenAccess article of our Special Issue: (In)Equalities and (In)Equities! Søgaard Nielsen and Grønning offer insights into effective strategies for improving the digital health experiences of residents in nursing homes. Read here: doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Read our latest #OpenAccess publication ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh... This study by Bos et al. analysed the use of metaphors in communication about immunotherapy and explored differences and similarities in scientific and newspaper articles.

Read our latest #OpenAccess publication ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh... Stellamanns et al. examined, through a mixed-method design, the effectiveness and user experience of interactive information visualizations and reflective tasks in mammography screening.

Read our latest #OpenAccess article➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejhc.2025.101 Maslowska et al. explored the effectiveness of pandemic-related information communicated by public health agencies on Twitter (X) during the early stages of COVID-19 in the Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, and the United States.

Read our latest #OpenAccess article➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejhc.2024.404 Moojen et al. conducted a study to test a pluralistic ignorance intervention aimed at correcting potential misperceptions about sustainable eating.

Read our latest #OpenAcces article ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh... Cardoso et al. tested the effectiveness of a transmedia storytelling strategy for transmitting health knowledge, highlighting its potential as a more effective tool for enhancing societal health literacy in Portugal and beyond.

🚨Read our latest #OpenAccess article ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh... Verhoeven et al. conducted a qualitative content analysis of Covid-19 and Switzerland-related social media and blog posts to explore to what extent they adopted key messages of Swiss public health authorities.

🚨New #OpenAccess article that explores the impact of visuals in health leaflets on vaccination intent of pregnant individuals. The study finds: ✅Higher engagement and appreciation with visuals ✅Increased intent to vaccinate for pertussis (but not influenza) ➡️https://doi.org/10.47368/ejhc.2024.303

🚨New Publication van Gogh & Walrave explore how the Prototype Willingness Model relates to eco-friendly behaviors among Flemish young adults. They identify 3 key patterns: 1️⃣ Rational roadblocks 2️⃣ Social stepping stones 3️⃣ The distant 'darker' green ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Congratulations to Edith G. Smit, Marijn H. C. Meijers, & Carolin Ischen for being nominated for the @healthcomeurope.bsky.social article of the year award with their paper on Testing the Impersonal Impact Hypothesis in the Public Health Domain ejhc.org/article/view...

Congratulations to Alice Binder, Tobias Frey, & @friemel.bsky.social for being nominated for the @healthcomeurope.bsky.social article of the year award. Read their contribution on the Relationship Between Social Media and the Intention to Try Cannabis #openaccess on ejhc.org/article/view...

Congratulations to @awiedicke.bsky.social Paula Stehr & @rossmann.bsky.social for being nominated for the @healthcomeurope.bsky.social article of the year award. Don’t miss out their contribution on Issue Fatigue Over the Course of the Covid-19 Pandemic ejhc.org/article/view...

Congratulations to Laura Marciano, Emiliano Albanese, Kasisomayajula Viswanath, Anne-Linda Camerini for being nominated for the @healthcomeurope.bsky.social article of the year award on The Protective Role of Social-Oriented Digital Media Use ejhc.org/article/view...

The 2nd article of the Special Issue on Planetary Health examines the impact of high-threat compared to low-threat communication on responses aimed at addressing #ClimateChange. Read the #OpenAccess study by de Graaf et al. here ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Here is the 1st article of our Special Issue on Planetary Health! Bræin et al. discuss the theoretical model of the five barriers to #ClimateAction and propose to re-conceptualized the barrier of "identity" as social identity instead of cultural identity. Read #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Read our latest #OpenAccess publication ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh... Joly, Schieferdecker & Berger explore how political preferences impacted trust in government health communication during the Covid-19 pandemic in 🇩🇪 based on a 4-wave panel survey. #HealthCommunication

🚨 New Publication 🚨 The study by van Dijk et al. uncovers gaps in DVT and PE care, highlighting differing needs between patients and physicians. Enhancing psychological support and aligning treatment intensity with patient preferences could improve outcomes. Read more here: doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Just published: The article by I. Casteltrione examines the intersection of political and health communication on Twitter during the Covid-19 outbreak in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, highlighting shifts toward partisanship and identifying five major Twitter clusters. ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

📢New Article by Bol, Gromova, Tenfelde & Antheunis The study explores how auditory and visual factors affect patients' privacy concerns in video consultations and finds that seeing a doctor's full office may lower concerns. ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Read our latest #OpenAccess publication ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh... The study tested different types of letters sent to parents to promote mandatory MMR vaccination in Ukraine. Findings suggest that letters emphasizing vaccination as a social norm may help improve vaccine uptake.

📢New Article: Felgendreff, @pari-s.bsky.social et al. (@ipb.bsky.social) tested whether helping people understand a vaccine’s mechanism could improve the perceived vaccine safety and effectiveness. Read about their findings: doi.org/10.47368/ejh... #OpenAccess

In our latest article, A. Wagner & D. Reifegerste investigate gender-related differences in reasons for non-disclosure of mental distress in Germany 🇩🇪. Learn about their findings here: doi.org/10.47368/ejh... #OpenAccess