Graphic Medicine @ ECU: Home

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Creates community - Graphic medicine allows readers to find a community of similarly affected people and reduces isolation.

Fosters empathy - Graphic medicine provides a window into various perspectives: the health providers, the patients, and/or the caregivers. 

Improves communication - Graphic medicine provides an accessible, approachable way to address complex topics. The combined language of words and pictures can increase comprehension and retention. 

Reduces stigma - Graphic medicine may confront issues considered "taboo" and can represent something that patients are afraid to talk about. 

Special thanks to:

• Carla Clark of Miami Dade College for giving me permission to use the base layout of her graphic medicine libguide. 
• Katie Houk of UNLV University Libraries and her wealth of graphic medicine knowledge & her libguide. 
• Madison Tyndall, Collections Technician of Laupus Health Sciences Library for her assistance in cataloguing and maintaining this collection in our online catalog.