Health

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted again the importance of politics and democratic institutions for public health responses. We are particularly interested in the role of democratic communications during pandemics, though we are also pursuing projects on other aspects of the intersection between health and democracy.

Health communications

Health communications during a pandemic
Our report lays out a framework for how to communicate during a public health emergency in ways that strengthen democratic processes rather than undermining them.
Mpox communications
This report uses five mpox case studies that showcase a range of approaches to communications, enabling us to identify more effective strategies and tactics.

Online abuse of health communicators

What we heard from health communicators
We hosted two workshops with health communicators to begin research on their online abuse. This report summarizes insights from those workshops.
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