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July 15, 2024
Leveraging AI for Public Health Communication: Opportunities and Risks
Even if public health leaders are more concerned than excited about artificial intelligence (AI), the genie is out of the […]
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May 23, 2024
Communicating About Uncertainty: This Messaging Can Help
Scientists, researchers, and other experts take pride in discovering and sharing knowledge. But could the key to building trust be […]
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December 8, 2022
New Poll Results Show Broad Public Support for Public Health Departments
Over the past few years, public health departments across the country have been navigating a changing world—in disease, staffing, funding, […]
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May 2, 2021
Focus Group Participants Reveal How They Overcame Doubts about COVID Vaccines
“As time went on, the balance of things I wanted for my family started to tip the scale. The pros […]
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April 30, 2021
Language Choice about COVID-19 Vaccines Can Save Lives
This article was first published in the Journal of Communication in Healthcare. Inconsistent communication about COVID-19 from public officials has […]
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March 16, 2021
Focus Group: Vaccine-Hesitant Republicans Want Facts, Not Emotion
Many Republicans fear the COVID vaccine more than they fear the virus itself, and building their confidence will require getting […]
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November 30, 2020
National Poll Reveals COVID-19 Language to Overcome Political Divide and Save Lives
Ten months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans remain divided along party lines about how serious the virus is and what […]
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October 23, 2020
New Resources for Safe and Healthy Voting
With Election Day less than two weeks away, Americans are already voting in record numbers. As of noon Oct. 23, […]
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October 2, 2020
Ready for a Fun and Safe Halloween? Follow These Tips.
Parents have so many questions about how to keep their children safe during the COVID-19 pandemic: Is it safe to […]
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March 23, 2020
Not All Heroes Wear Capes: COVID-19 Response Inspires T-shirt, Fan Club
Most public health workers are used to working behind the scenes, and that’s fine with them, because their focus is […]
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November 25, 2019
Social Media in Public Health: A Vital Component of Community Engagement
By Mark R. Miller, William D. Snook, and Elizabeth Walsh “If we are really about public health, we have to […]
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November 4, 2019
Personal Branding for Public Health Professionals: It’s Health Promotion, Not Just Self-Promotion
This week at the American Public Health Association annual meeting, we introduced public health temporary tattoos at the de Beaumont […]