TV gun violence in popular prime-time broadcast dramas has increased steadily over almost two decades, paralleling trends in U.S. homicide deaths attributable to firearms, APPC research found.
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Jamieson: How to Debunk Misinformation about COVID, Vaccines and Masks
In the April issue of Scientific American, scholar Kathleen Hall Jamieson explains how everyone can debunk misinformation about COVID, vaccines and masks.
Reducing Tobacco Use in the United States
In the American Journal of Public Health, APPC Research Director Dan Romer compares public health strategies for reducing tobacco use in the U.S. with those in Brazil.
National Security and the Arctic: Report Urges Overall Strategy for Climate Crisis
A new report from APPC and Penn's Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law addresses national security and the Arctic and the emerging climate crisis.
Concerns Over Infecting Others Matter More for Vaccination in Sparsely Populated Areas
Concerns over infecting others play a greater role in people’s willingness to be vaccinated in sparsely populated areas, according research from APPC and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
In a Holiday Season Unlike Any Other, Avoid Unfounded Claims About Suicide
The holiday season usually has the lowest suicide rates, but news accounts persist in supporting the holiday-suicide myth. While the COVID-19 pandemic has increased risk factors associated with suicide, media should be careful not to make unfounded claims about suicide trends.
Controversy Continues Over ‘13 Reasons Why’ and Adolescent Suicide
APPC stands by its reanalysis showing no clear effect on adolescent suicide from the first season of the Netflix series "13 Reasons Why."
Conference Explores Climate Change in the Arctic and National Security
Penn's APPC and CERL presented a conference to discuss strategies to address challenges associated with Arctic climate change.
‘If Your Adolescent Has an Eating Disorder’ Published by Oxford
The second edition of "If Your Adolescent Has an Eating Disorder," part of a series overseen by the Annenberg Public Policy Center," has been published by Oxford University Press.
Virtual Driving Assessment Shows Feasibility as Part of Licensing Process
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and APPC researchers have demonstrated the feasibility of incorporating a virtual driving assessment system into the driver’s licensing process in Ohio.