We are excited to compile toolkits and resources to support our Communications Community of Practice! With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, GIH created this community for communications staff to foster connection and information sharing among health funders. Join the community to foster peer relationships, accelerate the sharing of innovative and effective communications approaches, and identify strategies to combat misinformation and disinformation to restore trust in public health institutions.
The community of practice offers virtual and in-person learning opportunities, connects peers in the field, and acts as a hub for resources, including these sample documents, toolkits, and templates.
Philanthropy’s New Voice: Building Trust With Deeper Stories and Clear Language
The Council on Foundation’s report offers science-backed strategies for foundations to build understanding and trust, starting with the words they use and the stories they tell.
The Health Misinformation Monitor – Edition 1
KFF’s Health Misinformation Monitor will be released every two weeks, and will detail recent developments and research on health misinformation.
KFF Health Misinformation Tracking Poll Pilot
The Journalist’s Resource’s article about visual health misinformation acts as a primer and research roundup. The article includes links to articles and additional research.
Visual Health Misinformation: A Primer and Research Roundup
The Journalist’s Resource’s article about visual health misinformation acts as a primer and research roundup. The article includes links to articles and additional research.
Featured Public Statements – April 2024
We have compiled a collection of public statements from foundations to provide communications staff with examples of responses to various issues.
Where We Go From Here: Health Misinformation on Social Media
The American Journal of Public Health’s article explains how health misinformation spreads on social media and how to combat the spread of misinformation.
Public Health and Online Misinformation: Challenges and Recommendations
The Annual Review of Public Health published a paper about the challenges of online misinformation and their public health recommendations for combatting online misinformation.
Equipping Health Professions Educators to Better Address Medical Misinformation
RTI worked with the CDC, the AAMC, and 5 medical schools to share their learnings about combatting medical misinformation and mistrust. This paper comprises insights from each of the teams and overarching observations regarding the challenges and opportunities involved with leveraging health professions education to address medical misinformation and improve patient health.
Evaluating Health Information
UCSF Health’s article about how to evaluate health information.
Health Misinformation Resources
The National Library of Medicine has online resources for health misinformation, including reading, videos, webinars, classes, events, and funding opportunities.