Sometimes we use a myths/facts approach in community education. Is it useful? Not really.
Take this example from a flyer from the Centers for Disease Control.
- Myth:
- The flu shot can cause the flu.
- Fact:
- The flu shot cannot cause the flu. Some people get a little soreness or redness where they get the shot.
Researchers read the flyer to people, and got some surprising results. Within 30 minutes, older people remembered about a…