Toolkit: Building confidence as a trusted messenger of health information
Published: July 13, 2023 Last reviewed: April 17, 2025
Toolkit empowers community-based organizations and community health workers/promotores to participate as trusted messengers in vaccine education and other health education initiatives in their communities. The toolkit covers integration of motivational interviewing, science media literacy, and neuromarketing, offering best practice recommendations for effective communication and interactive activities. This toolkit emphasizes how to communicate with your audience rather than what to communicate with them.
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