Communities seeking to form or sustain a successful prevention coalition may benefit from having a community champion who can support their efforts, according to a new study by Penn State and UTHealth Houston.
Sep 16, 2022
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The average internet user spends nearly three hours a day using social media. It's clear that social media is becoming increasingly crucial to sharing important information with the public—like how to stay safe from COVID-19, ...
Aug 25, 2022
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Never dismiss the power of money to persuade. A study initiated before the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has found that a $1,000 incentive for the vaccine-hesitant could boost vaccine rates up to 87%.
Apr 13, 2022
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A study from a coalition of researchers led by the Yale School of Public Health may have identified a potential buffer to climate woes: collective action.
Mar 3, 2022
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A 51-country survey has found that people who do not believe that infection with COVID-19 could seriously threaten their health are both less likely to believe in the importance of preventing spread of the disease and less ...
Oct 27, 2021
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Culture matters more than a leader's gender in how a nation survives a global pandemic, according to a study I conducted on gender and COVID-19 management, which was published in December in the journal PLOS ONE.
Mar 25, 2021
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Nearly a year after first describing COVID-19 as a pandemic, the World Health Organization complained Monday that some failed to listen to its earlier urgent warnings.
Mar 8, 2021
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Los Angeles County's coronavirus cases are rising so fast they could average more than 4,000 a day within three weeks and leave the nation's most populous county on the cusp of a lockdown and curfew, a public health official ...
Nov 18, 2020
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As of May 2020, nursing home residents account for a staggering one-third of the more than 80,000 deaths due to COVID-19 in the U.S. This pandemic has resulted in unprecedented threats—like reduced access to resources needed ...
Jul 10, 2020
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To the young and healthy, our new "social distancing" rules may look unnecessarily draconian. If you're in a demographic that's low risk for coronavirus, it may be difficult to see the benefit of taking personal responsibility ...
Apr 1, 2020
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