Shikha SaxenaNov 18, 2020·3 min read

Telling health stories through health infographics for all to understand!

Today the patient and their caretakers are overwhelmed with medical information. They are confused what to believe and what to pass! The situation was never like this before. There was time to discuss with physicians and healthcare professionals. In current scenarios we should be ready to face the situations and conditions as they are presented to us. Life is on the go! To combat the situation in future, one should be prepared and communicate health information to younger ones and loved ones to handle and fight in unprecedented times. Some knowledge and healthcare communication is need of hour to face the current world health problem. One good medium to communicate the same is through health infographics.

What are Health Infographics?

Health Infographics are the way to depict health information through the visuals and graphic images and illustrations, and communicate the same to audiences in an easy to understand mode.

The most complex health information and warnings, can be expressed in simple imagery style to reach maximum people, in less time. The objective is to clarify and put forward the point in an effective way with no need to explain further. This will also help to enhance health literacy among common people!

This is an effective style to reach the audience faster and stay in the their memory for longer period of time. A most efficient and effective healthcare communication medium ever. This can reach to maximum number of people through posters and media ads.

Examples of Health Infographics

Thanks to all communicators who actively- knowingly and unknowingly share health infographics through social media channels and platforms, as Facebook, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Instagram’s posts!

Here are some examples, depicting prevalence of Stroke in younger individuals and Tuberculosis Myths and Facts for all to now:

These posts may vary from Obesity alerts, Diabetes cures, Heart Health to Sleep improvement and herbal diets and detox diets. List is endless. Keep on contributing in your own small ways to educate and increase awareness in society.

Few more examples useful in current conditions of COVID -19 Pandemic are as follows:

Tools to create infographics

For those who are creative and like to apply their knowledge and artistic flair some infographic tools are available online :

1. Visualize
2. Adioma
3. Snappa,
4. Canva Infographic Maker,
5. Infogram,
6. Mind the Graph,
7. PicMonkey,
8. Venngage,
9. Kartograph,
10. Animaker,
11. Easel.ly.

Health infographics can be a major Social tool to bridge the gap between people and healthcare professionals and currently have lot of scope in Digital media space. Key messages can be quickly and effectively transferred to the mass audiences through traditional methods as posters and banners or through digital media in no time. These are efficient self explanatory useful communications form which has capacity to change people’s attitude and behaviors in time of need.