Together with the Harvard Opinion Research Program, de Beaumont conducts high-quality public opinion research intended to guide strategy, shape programming, and support evidence-based policy making in public health.

Understanding public knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors about health topics provides critical insight for public health policies, programming, and communication. Since 2019, the de Beaumont Foundation has advanced this understanding through rigorous public opinion research that informs real-world practice. Our polling explores not only trust and support for the public health field and topics like vaccine hesitancy, but also emergent issues shaping the future of public health such as cross-sector partnerships and the evolving information landscape to help the workforce stay effective in a rapidly changing world.

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The Public Health Listening Lab

In 2023, de Beaumont partnered with the Harvard Opinion Research Program (HORP) at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH) to produce high-quality public opinion research on public health. This partnership generates insights that guide strategy, shape programs, and support evidence-based policymaking. Grounded in scientific rigor, this work is designed to inform not only public understanding, but also how public health is practiced, perceived, and funded. This work also moves more quickly than traditional sources of public health insight, with the goal of meeting the real-time demands of today’s communications landscape.

Poll: One Year In: Public Views of a Changing Public Health Landscape

June 2026

This nationally representative poll of 2,205 U.S. adults (ages 18+) was conducted March 19-April 1, 2026. One year into new federal public health leadership, the poll provides insights about U.S. adults’ changing trust in the CDC along with state and local health agencies, as well as their views on childhood vaccine requirements and recent updates to federal dietary guidance.

Study: Opportunities for Employers to Address the Opioid Epidemic: Results from a National Survey

August 2025

Employers have a critical role in addressing the opioid crisis in the United States. To guide employer efforts, the federal government created the Recovery-Ready Workplace framework, suggesting employer action in four areas: prevention and risk reduction, education, employment, and treatment. We conducted a national survey of 1010 U.S. employees to understand the state of workplace readiness. Results revealed significant gaps in all four areas and suggest that, from the perspective of employees, most employers are not yet “recovery ready.” Policies to shape and motivate employers’ responses, such as expanding Narcan availability, increasing employee awareness of opioid prevention/treatment programs, and expanding supportive recovery environments that retain employees while they get treatment, could be critical tools to help address the U.S. opioid crisis.

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Poll: U.S. Adults’ Views on Routine Childhood Vaccination

June 2025

In the midst of a multi-state measles outbreak, this poll examined the U.S. public’s views on routine childhood vaccination against preventable diseases like measles, mumps, and rubella. This nationally representative poll was conducted among 2,509 U.S. adults (ages 18+) in 2025 and was supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and de Beaumont.

Poll: A View from 100 Days – Public Expectations about the Changing Public Health Landscape

April 2025

This nationally representative poll of 3,343 U.S. adults (ages 18+), was conducted March 10–31, 2025. Supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and de Beaumont, it provides insights about U.S. adults’ views about the changing public health landscape and the federal agenda during the President’s first 100 daysin office.

Poll: U.S. Employees’ Experiences with Health at Work

February 2025

This nationally representative poll of 1,010 U.S. adults (ages 18+) working full-time or part-time at organizations with 50 or more employees was conducted October 2–16, 2024. It provides insights about the experiences and challenges of managing chronic conditions at work. Findings showed widespread, and frequently hidden, challenges to managing chronic conditions for the U.S. workforce today.

Poll: U.S. Views on Pandemic Policies

January 2025

This research study examined Americans’ evolving perspectives on pandemic mitigation policies, using 2024 polling from de Beaumont and HORP. Study findings suggest public support for future pandemic policies may be wider than media reports suggest, though important divisions exist and concerns about design and implementation are widespread.

June 2024

This nationally representative poll of 1,017 U.S. adults (ages 18+), conducted March 21-April 2, 2024, provided insights about Americans’ views of past pandemic policies. Findings suggest both a window of substantial public support for pandemic policies as well as cautionary tales about the challenges of designing and communicating policies, which could help guide current response to bird flu and future outbreaks.