%0 Journal Article 
%A Wang, Yiheng
%A Campos Carrau, Mónica
%T Civic engagement and health communication in the context of COVID-19 crisisA systematic review

%D 2024
%@ 2529-9824
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10498/35976
%X Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic, the first public health crisis updated in real-time, has integrated  digital  communication  into  daily  life.  This  necessitates  reflecting  on  Health Communication from a sociocultural perspective and improving health literacy to effectively manage the pandemic. Methodology: Literature on health communication during COVID-19 from 2020 to 2023 was reviewed using the Scopus and Web of Science databases, following the PRISMA  protocol  to  identify  evidence  and  avoid  bias. Results: Digital  communication  was essential for sustaining communicative practices and addressing the health crisis. Discussion: Citizen  participation  demonstrated  its  potential  in  crisis  management  through  creativity, emotional  support,  and  dissemination  of  educational  messages.  Communication  inequities and  their  impacts  on  vulnerable  populations  highlight  the  need  for  continued  research  in health  communication.Conclusions:Integrating  perspectives  from  Communication  for Development and Social Change (CDCS) and positioning health communication as a subfield of  social  development  is  essential  for  deepeningresearch  and  promotingactive  citizen participation in the health sector.

%K COVID-19
%K civic engagement
%K citizen participation
%K health communication
%K social change
%K crisis communication
%K crisis response
%K social media
%K compromiso civil
%K participación ciudadana
%K comunicación para la salud
%K cambio social
%K comunicación de crisis
%K respuesta a las crisis
%K redes sociales
%~ Universidad de Cádiz