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Heather Platter

Assistant Professor

University of Virginia

Affiliations

School of Medicine

Department of Public Health Sciences

Heather Platter is currently serving as a Public Health Sciences Assistant Professor at University of Virginia.

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public health cancer care health information science health policy health promotion health literacy tobacco control behavior change (public health) health communication health planning health systems cancer screening health education supportive care preventive medicine community-engaged research community health public health interventions public health systems medical decision making cancer disparities health insurance literacy dwell time informed decision lung cancer screening psychology behavioral sciences alcohol (drug) substance abuse urban planning public health ethics regulatory toxicology substance use addictive behaviors applied social psychology behavioral research experimental social psychology urban studies environmental planning alcohol misuse alcohol abuse cancer prevention self-monitoring misinformation tobacco policy community environments environmental behavior urban health tobacco use community practice education cost sharing cancer management cancer education risk communication epidemiology of cancer covid-19 pandemic cancer literacy health disparities smoking related lung disease alcohol control policies health misinformation inoculation messages breast cancer screening smoke-free signage public parks cigarette butts community health literacy health literacy improvement health literacy assets health literacy gaps dwell time differences

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Understanding Cancer Survivor Cost Communication Experiences and Preferences. Supportive Care in Cancer (2025)

Heather N PlatterRobin C VanderpoolAmy J DavidoffJanet S de MoorCourtney P Williams

cancer managementcommunicationsupportive carecancer educationcost sharingrisk communicationcancer carehealth communication

Cancer Screening Information-Seeking Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Preventive Oncology & Epidemiology (2024)

Heather PlatterAdaora EzeaniTravis HyamsGrace C. HuangWilliam M.P. KleinRobin C. Vanderpool

preventive healthcarehealth information sciencepreventive medicinecovid-19 pandemiccovid-19routine cancer screeningpublic healthcancer information servicecancer screeningcancer carenational cancer institutebehavior change (public health)epidemiology

“It's Just Not Easy to Understand”: A Mixed Methods Study of Health Insurance Literacy and Insurance Plan Decision‐Making in Cancer Survivors. Cancer Medicine (2023)

Courtney P. WilliamsHeather N. PlatterAmy J. DavidoffRobin C. VanderpoolMaria PisuJanet S. de Moor

outcomes researchhealth carehealth policyhealth planningmedical decision makinghealth insurancesupportive carehealth insurance literacydwell time differenceshealth literacyhealth systemspublic healthcancer caredwell timehealth services research

Abstract Po-017: The Association of Covid-19 and Cancer Screening Inquiries Among Spanish Speakers: An Examination of Nci Cancer Information Service Data. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention (2022)

Heather N. PlatterAdaora EzeaniTravis HyamsGrace C. HuangRobin C. VanderpoolWilliam M.P. Klein

preventive healthcarehealth information sciencepreventive medicineoncologyepidemiology of cancercovid-19population healthpublic healthpublic health preparednesssocial mediacancer screeningcancer information servicecancer carecancer disparitiesepidemiology

“It’s Just Not Easy to Understand”: Health Insurance Literacy and Insurance Plan Decision-Making Among Cancer Survivors.. Journal of Clinical Oncology (2022)

Courtney WilliamsAmy J. DavidoffJanet De MoorRobin C. VanderpoolHeather Platter

health information scienceoutcomes researchhealth carehealth policyhealth planningmedical decision makingcancer literacyhealth insurancesupportive carehealth insurance literacyhealth literacyhealth systemshealth insurance planpublic healthcancer caredwell timehealth services research

Awareness of Alcohol as a Carcinogen and Support for Alcohol Control Policies. American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2021)

Andrew B. SeidenbergKara P. WisemanRaimee H. EckKelly D. BlakeHeather N. PlatterWilliam M.P. Klein

alcohol control policiesalcohol (drug)health promotionalcohol abusehealth policycancer preventionsubstance abusealcohol misuseregulatory toxicologytobacco controlpublic healthaddictive behaviorssubstance usepublic health ethicsbehavior change (public health)

Investigating the Potential of Inoculation Messages and Self-Affirmation in Reducing the Effects of Health Misinformation. Science Communication (2021)

Irina A. IlesArielle S. GillmanHeather N. PlatterRebecca A. FerrerWilliam M. P. Klein

health promotioninoculation messagespsychologyhealth communicationbehavioral researchself-monitoringhealth misinformationexperimental social psychologybreast cancer screeningmisinformationapplied social psychologybehavior change (public health)behavioral sciences

The Value of Community Health Literacy Assessments: Health Literacy in Maryland. Public Health Reports (2021)

Heather PlatterKatya KaplowCynthia Baur

health information sciencehealth promotionhealth educationhealth policyhealth planningcommunity healthhealth literacy gapshealth literacyhealth literacy assetspublic health interventionshealth systemspublic health systemscommunity-engaged researchpublic health

Abstract 5737: Development of a New Theoretical Model on Health Literacy and Informed Decision-Making About Lung Cancer Screening. Cancer Research (2020)

Heather Nicole Platter

preventive healthcarehealth promotionpreventive medicinehealth information sciencehealth scienceslung cancer screeninginformed decisionhealth literacytobacco controlpublic healthcancer screeningcancer carehealth communication

Community Health Literacy Assessment: A Systematic Framework to Assess Activities, Gaps, Assets, and Opportunities for Health Literacy Improvement. HLRP Health Literacy Research and Practice (2019)

Heather PlatterKatya KaplowCynthia Baur

health information sciencehealth promotionhealth educationhealth policyhealth planningcommunity healthcommunity practice educationhealth literacy improvementcommunity health literacyhealth literacypublic health interventionshealth systemspublic health systemscommunity-engaged researchpublic health

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Heather Platter

Assistant Professor

University of Virginia

Affiliations

School of Medicine

Department of Public Health Sciences

Heather Platter is currently serving as a Public Health Sciences Assistant Professor at University of Virginia.

Honors

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University of Virginia

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Understanding Cancer Survivor Cost Communication Experiences and Preferences. Supportive Care in Cancer (2025)

Heather N PlatterRobin C VanderpoolAmy J DavidoffJanet S de MoorCourtney P Williams

cancer managementcommunicationsupportive carecancer educationcost sharingrisk communicationcancer carehealth communication

Cancer Screening Information-Seeking Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Preventive Oncology & Epidemiology (2024)

Heather PlatterAdaora EzeaniTravis HyamsGrace C. HuangWilliam M.P. KleinRobin C. Vanderpool

“It's Just Not Easy to Understand”: A Mixed Methods Study of Health Insurance Literacy and Insurance Plan Decision‐Making in Cancer Survivors. Cancer Medicine (2023)

Courtney P. WilliamsHeather N. PlatterAmy J. DavidoffRobin C. VanderpoolMaria PisuJanet S. de Moor

Heather N. PlatterAdaora EzeaniTravis HyamsGrace C. HuangRobin C. VanderpoolWilliam M.P. Klein

“It’s Just Not Easy to Understand”: Health Insurance Literacy and Insurance Plan Decision-Making Among Cancer Survivors.. Journal of Clinical Oncology (2022)

Courtney WilliamsAmy J. DavidoffJanet De MoorRobin C. VanderpoolHeather Platter

Awareness of Alcohol as a Carcinogen and Support for Alcohol Control Policies. American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2021)

Andrew B. SeidenbergKara P. WisemanRaimee H. EckKelly D. BlakeHeather N. PlatterWilliam M.P. Klein

Investigating the Potential of Inoculation Messages and Self-Affirmation in Reducing the Effects of Health Misinformation. Science Communication (2021)

Irina A. IlesArielle S. GillmanHeather N. PlatterRebecca A. FerrerWilliam M. P. Klein

The Value of Community Health Literacy Assessments: Health Literacy in Maryland. Public Health Reports (2021)

Heather PlatterKatya KaplowCynthia Baur

Abstract 5737: Development of a New Theoretical Model on Health Literacy and Informed Decision-Making About Lung Cancer Screening. Cancer Research (2020)

Heather Nicole Platter

Community Health Literacy Assessment: A Systematic Framework to Assess Activities, Gaps, Assets, and Opportunities for Health Literacy Improvement. HLRP Health Literacy Research and Practice (2019)

Heather PlatterKatya KaplowCynthia Baur

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