RECORDING: Aging in Place: The Care Challenge
In this talk, Professor Ann Forsyth explores how the built environment can support older adults who wish to remain in their homes and communities as they age.
RECORDING: Stating The Facts: The Rise of Misinformation and Distrust in Science
This conversation explores the growing challenge of health misinformation—why it spreads, how it takes hold, and what we can do about it. The speakers share practical tools for fact-checking health claims, evaluating sources, and understanding how media and trust shape public perception.
Featuring:
- Heidi J. Larson, PhD, Founder and Director of the Vaccine Confidence Project, and Professor of Anthropology, Risk and Decision Science, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- Seth Mnookin, Professor of Science Writing and Director of the Graduate Program in Science Writing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; New York Times Bestselling Author and Journalist
- Moderator: Louise C. Ivers, MD, MPH, DTM&H, Faculty Director, Harvard Global Health Institute
Key Points
- Distinguishing misinformation vs. disinformation; evolving dynamics in scale, tech, and society
- Helping the public identify credible vs. non-credible sources of health evidence
- COVID-19’s impact on trust in government, science, and vaccines
- When scientific authority is viewed through ideological vs. evidence-based lenses
- Rumors as indicators of deeper concerns; the value of individual anecdotes
- U.S. influence on global health trust and perceptions, especially in Europe
- Identifying credible messengers in today’s complex media environment
- The role of influencers, amplification at the community level, and echo strategies
- Challenges of trust and health communication in politically or resource-strained settings
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- Seth Mookin’s Work
- Author Who Debunked RFK Jr. A Decade Ago Thinks His Candidacy Is ‘Pretty Depressing’
- How Robert F. Kennedy Jr. distorted vaccine science
- Stuck: How Vaccine Rumors Start – & Why They Don’t Go Away by Heidi Larson
- Blocking information on COVID-19 can fuel the spread of misinformation
- Distrust in public-health institutions is not just an American problem
- Science’s big problem is loss of influence, not trust
- Measuring the impact of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on vaccination intent in the UK and USA
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RECORDING: Models of Global Collaboration: Practical Approaches to Vaccine Access
This panel explores how nations are advancing local vaccine manufacturing to accelerate health equity, offering insights into what national ownership looks like for vaccine development and distribution today, especially as traditional donor support declines.
RECORDING: Rethinking American Indian Mental Health Services: Explorations in Alter-Native Psy-ence
In this talk, Professor Joseph P. Gone explores how Indigenous perspectives can reshape understandings of mental health, challenging Western psychiatric frameworks and reframing “mental health” concerns as postcolonial disorders.