Communication about COVID-19 with urban American Indian and Alaska Native peoples: the role of health literacy, trust, and information source.

Journal: Journal of public health (Oxford, England)
Published Date: May 8, 2025

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Developing optimal health communication strategies about COVID-19 and vaccines requires an understanding of the health literacy level of populations, trusted sources of information, and perceptions of COVID-19 messaging. We examined how health literacy is related to knowledge about COVID-19 among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) peoples.

Authors

  • Amanda D Boyd
    Washington State University, Pullman, USA.
  • Austin Henderson
    Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, 412 E. Spokane Falls Blvd., Spokane, WA, 99202, USA.
  • Azhar Uddin
    Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, 412 E. Spokane Falls Blvd., Spokane, WA, 99202, USA.
  • Solmaz Amiri
    Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, 412 E. Spokane Falls Blvd., Spokane, WA, 99202, USA.
  • Richard F MacLehose
    School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware St., Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
  • Spero M Manson
    Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
  • Dedra Buchwald
    Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health, Washington State University, Seattle, WA, USA; Elson S Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, USA.

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