Communication Archives

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Questioning Abortion Legality

Vetoes, approvals, and court challenges regarding an Ohio abortion law led to misconceptions about whether or not abortions are allowed in Ohio.

Fellow Sara Mar

05.27.2021 chalk sign

Communicating Covid-19 Racial Disparities

Sharing information about Covid-19 racial disparities may have a negative impact on compliance among some groups of people.

Guest Authors Allison Harell, Evan Lieberman

01.19.2021 a screenshot of a website

Pinning Misinformation

For the over 322 million daily users on Pinterest, deciphering the accuracy of health advice can range from challenging to nearly impossible.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

12.03.2020 a screenshot of a graph

War on Words

The way journalists and reporters frame public health crises has the power to create and perpetuate racist bias.

Fellow Edward Alexander

11.11.2020 a pattern of white and grey virus

Covid-19, Fraud, and Our Health

Fraud is one of the by-products of the uncertainty and fear sown by the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent economic recession.

Guest Authors Nambi J. Ndugga, Alex E. Woodruff

11.04.2020 a red triangle with a exclamation mark on it

Health Equity

Health Threats in the Infosphere

The infosphere contributes to the social determinants of health as much as the social sphere and biosphere do.

Guest Authors Jess Morley, Luciano Floridi

10.29.2020 a pie chart with text and numbers

Health Equity

Calculating Coverage

With 8 million unique users annually on social media, PHP reminds readers that public health is everything: from Covid-19 to sex to aging.

Fellows Edward Alexander, Tasha McAbee

Editor Michael Stein

10.28.2020 a red pencil standing out from the crowd of pencils

Public Health Post

Writing Public Health

Five Public Health Post fellows reflect on five years of informing and inflecting the broader conversation on health and social justice.

Guest Author Jillian McKoy

05.04.2020 a neon sign with letters on it

Drinking and Criming

Identifying alcohol outlet characteristics connected with neighborhood violence may point to more feasible alternatives for making environments safer.

Guest Authors Pamela Trangenstein, David Jernigan

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