Public Health Matters

Truth or Trend

Episode Summary

In this episode of Public Health Matters, Laurie Fox talks with Amanda Kwong from the Public Health Communications Collaborative about how misinformation and false health claims spread, the red flags to watch for, and simple ways to tell fact from fiction when it comes to your health. Listen in and become a smarter consumer of health information!

Episode Notes

Helpful Links:

• de Beaumont Foundation: https://debeaumont.org/
• Public Health Communications Collaborative: https://publichealthcollaborative.org/
• Evaluating Credibility in Social Media Posts (SIFT Method): https://publichealthcollaborative.org/communication-tools/evaluating-credibility-in-social-media-posts/
• Communicating with H.E.A.R.T. in Public Health 2.0: https://publichealthcollaborative.org/communication-tools/communicating-with-h-e-a-r-t-in-public-health-2-0/