The Need for Adaptive Organizational Systems Concerning Proactive Health Literacy Approaches in the Misinformation State of COVID-19

Abstract

When it comes to COVID-19 in America, the country represents four percent of the global population but accounts for 22% of global COVID-19 deaths. The convergence of misrepresentation and rapid growth contagious are considered interrelated. Social media has played a significant role in the spread of myths and misconceptions concerning COVID-19, and as a result, health literacy has become critical to fighting the virus. Misinformation has come to define COVID-19 due to unrelenting public fables misinformation on everything from the virus being a hoax, untested cures, and the uselessness of wearing facemasks. Health literacy is the extent to which the public and patients can acquire and understand essential health knowledge required to make proper health choices and decisions. The inquiry employs a content analysis of current literature and qualitative interviews to explore practical organizational adaptive approaches that promote COVID-19 health literacy.