Table 1.
Domains of the IM competency framework and related activities
| Domain (1) | 1. Infodemic management |
| Competency statement | Infodemic managers apply IM and the science of infodemiology to public health policies, programs and practice |
| Activity | 1.1 Coordinate, facilitate and strengthen |
| Objective of the activity | Promote and facilitate implementation of IM within institutions |
| Domain (2) | 2. Prepare and monitor |
| Competency statement | Infodemic managers use effective tools to listen to target audiences and have the skills to design and share appropriate information |
| Activity | 2.1 Listen |
| Objective of the activity | Listen, identify and understand population gaps, needs, behaviors and their determinants to develop more responsive health programs |
| Activity | 2.2 Inform |
| Objective of the activity | Proactively share accurate, credible and appropriate information to target audiences to increase awareness, to build and strengthen health literacy, and to promote healthy behaviors on health issues |
| Domain (3) | 3. Detect and intervene |
| Competency statement | Infodemic managers design, implement and evaluate interventions to promote resilience to misinformation and empower individuals and communities in exercising their right to access quality health information |
| Activity | 3.1 Intervene |
| Objective | Empower individuals and communities to mitigate harm of mis/disinformation |
| Activity | 3.2 Counter |
| Objective | Offer corrections in a timely way that match how the mis/disinformation is spread |
| Activity | 3.3 Monitor |
| Objective | Measure the impact of interventions and countering/correction strategies |
| Activity | 3.4 Support |
| Objective | Support individuals’ and communities’ resilience against mis/disinformation |
| Domain (4) | 4. Strengthen |
| Competency framework | Infodemic managers strengthen health systems to ensure healthier populations through a better IM in health emergencies and in regular contexts |
| Activity | 4.1 Prepare |
| Objective | Ensure that data-based insights and lessons learned from interventions are applied to prepare health systems with planning, processes and policies for IM |
| Activity | 4.2 Ongoing monitoring and strategy refinement |
| Objective | Implement regular and nimble feedback and a refinement process to adapt to the changing needs of the target populations |
| Activity | 4.3 Building capacity |
| Objective | Build IM capacity within institutions |