Health Communication & Equity Lab
We examine inequalities in marketing, media, and message effects across diverse populations and design culturally responsive communication interventions to advance the health and well-being of health disparity populations.
Photo Credit (top image): Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock
Pursuing Health Equity
Based at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, the Health Communication & Equity Lab is employing communication science to achieve health equity for all.
Which Teens Are More Likely to Vape? Research Shows Surprising Patterns Across Race and Sexuality Groups
A new study aims to examine differences in current e-cigarette use prevalence among US youth at the intersections of sexual orientation with race and ethnicity.
The Lab on Video
Learn more about the work being done by the Health Communication & Equity Lab.
Professor Andy Tan joined researchers at Bristol Medical School in the UK to assess the effect of exposure to misinformation about e-cigarette harms found on Twitter.
We're all impacted by health messages, but we're not all impacted in the same way. In this video, Professor Andy Tan discusses his healthcare background and how his research on health communication disparities aims to mitigate discrimination against LGBTQ populations.