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cord-011700-ljc5ywy2	Hamaguchi, Ryoko	Picture of a pandemic: visual aids in the COVID-19 crisis	2020-06-12		.txt	text/plain	1333	59	34	As a global crisis, COVID-19 has underscored the challenge of disseminating evidence-based public health recommendations amidst a rapidly evolving, often uncensored information ecosystem—one fueled in part by an unprecedented degree of connected afforded through social media. Visual communication offers a creative and practical medium to bridge critical health literacy gaps, empower diverse patient communities through evidence-based information and facilitate public health advocacy during this pandemic and the 'new normal' that lies ahead. While frontline clinicians and innovative researchers continue to work tirelessly, effective management of this pandemic requires engagement of the public if we are to curb further rises in cases and safely enter a 'new normal.' However, despite the unprecedented connectedness that we are afforded in 2020, disseminating useful, accurate public health information has emerged as a major challenge-one exacerbated by the exponential growth of unverified COVID-19-related information on social media platforms. However, there remains a need for simple illustrated resources that consolidate key public health messages and validated clinical evidence into compact visual aids-especially those that can be seamlessly disseminated through social media outlets to reach diverse patient communities.	./cache/cord-011700-ljc5ywy2.txt	./txt/cord-011700-ljc5ywy2.txt