Tackling Rumors and Understanding & Strengthening Trust (TRUST) in Public Health

Additional tools

Many existing tools and resources provide helpful guidance on building trust in public health preparedness and response, in an environment of misinformation. The TRUST in Public Health team recommends exploring the following tools and resources:

Building trust

National Academies: Building Public Trust in Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (PHEPR) Science: A Workshop (2022)  

National Academies: The Public Health Infodemic and Trust in Public Health as a National Security Threat: A Workshop (2022)  

Jodyn E. Platt, M.P.H., Ph.D., Lauren A. Taylor, MDiv, M.P.H., Ph.D.: Assessing Trust in Health Care: A Compendium of Trust Measures (2024) 

Addressing misinformation and disinformation

Infodemiology.com  

World Health Organization: Infodemic Management OpenWHO course series  

First Draft (archived in 2022)  

T. D. Purnat et al. (eds.): Managing Infodemics in the 21st Century: Addressing New Public Health Challenges in the Information Ecosystem (2023) 

Communication

Public Health Communications Collaborative (PHCC)  

Frame Works  

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication (CERC) Manual (2019) 

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→ Practical playbook for addressing health misinformation

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