QSS 30.25 Science, Statistics, and Health Communication

Health messages in advertising, news and social media often fail to provide the basic information and context people need to make sense of claims and decide whether to believe them.   Such poor communication matters because it may promote unrealistic beliefs about health risks and treatment effects, leading to wasteful or harmful decisions. 

In this course you will develop and use critical thinking skills grounded in statistics and medical science to approach messages with healthy skepticism, skills that will help you become a more discerning consumer and communicator of claims in general.

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Department-Specific Course Categories

Quantitative Social Sciences