In seven episodes, “Parents making informed health choices” uses stories to illustrate how parents might think carefully about treatment choices and provides examples of what questions people might ask. Based on the IHC Key Concepts and created for an American audience, by Vanesa Ringle, University of Miami.
Which Key Concepts are covered?
The following 9 Key Concepts form the basis of two podcasts developed for parents (Ugandan podcast and USA podcast):
Concepts about claims:
- Messages that ignore harms
- Messages with no comparison
- Belief that association means causation
- Belief in single studies
- Belief that commonly-used means effective
- Trust in personal experiences
- Trust in expert opinions
Concepts about evidence:
Concepts about choices: