Turning Scientific Evidence into Action for Airborne Disease Control and Prevention (IMAGE)

National Sun Yat-sen University

Turning Scientific Evidence into Action for Airborne Disease Control and Prevention

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An international study involving 3,217 participants, including healthcare professionals, educators, and university students across Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines found that animation was the most effective science communication format for improving understanding, strengthening empathy, and motivating disease-prevention behavior change. The study, led by the Aerosol Science Research Center at National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan, was published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, a Nature Portfolio journal.

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Aerosol Science Rersearch Center, National Sun Yat-sen University

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