Health

In the annual Annenberg Lecture, former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky explored the complexities of communicating public health information.

An APPC analysis shows an uptick in news stories supporting the myth that the suicide rate increases during the holiday season.

APPC data show that less than half of Americans know that regularly drinking alcohol increases the risk of later developing cancer.

APPC survey data show that public recall of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline number has grown slowly since its introduction in July 2022.

Former NIH director Francis Collins and APPC's Kathleen Hall Jamieson discussed science, faith, trust, and Collins' new book "The Road to Wisdom" at the Free Library of Philadelphia.

An APPC study finds that while public worry about contracting RSV has dropped significantly in the past year, worry about flu and Covid-19 has not.

APPC health survey data finds that belief in vaccination misinformation has risen, and a willingness to vaccinate against Covid-19 is lower than in the past.

An APPC survey reveals that most Americans do not know where their local cooling centers are in cases of extreme heat.

An APPC survey finds that Americans' knowledge about mpox and the likelihood to vaccinate against it has waned since the outbreak in the summer of 2022.

A new APPC study shows that witnessing prosocial behaviors makes policymakers more likely to support prosocial policies.