New Online Training: Combating Online Health Misinformation and Vaccine Hesitancy for Health Providers

Published on January 28, 2022

The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and International Vaccine Access Center invites you to participate in a free, self-paced online training: 

Combating Online Health Misinformation and Vaccine Hesitancy for Health Providers.

 

This 60-minute online training focuses on how to effectively communicate with vaccine hesitant individuals and how to effectively respond to misinformation people may encounter online or on social media. Those who complete the training will earn a certificate of completion through the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health that can be printed directly from the course page. 

 

This training was developed by a team of leading epidemiologists and behavioral scientists at the International Vaccine Access Center to provide health professionals with evidence-based skills on how to combat vaccine misinformation and promote vaccine confidence in the communities they serve. 

 

To enroll in the training please follow this link: https://courseplus.jhu.edu/core/index.cfm/go/course.home/coid/16656/

 

We look forward to your participation and hope you find this training course helpful as we work to combat misinformation and promote vaccines during this COVID-19 pandemic. 

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