A Review of: “Making Data Talk: Communicating Public Health Data to the Public, Policy Makers, and the Press, by D. E. Nelson, B. W. Hesse, and R. T. Croyle”

2009 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-186
Author(s):  
Robert W. Hayden
2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M. Lee

For the first time, the revised Common Rule specifies that public health surveillance activities are not research. This article reviews the historical development of the public health surveillance exclusion and implications for other foundational public health practices.


2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (Supplement_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Stones

Abstract In order to make effective infographics, one needs to understand the science behind public health infographic design. This presentation introduces guidelines for public health infographic design based on gathered academic evidence of effectiveness as well as information design principles. We tackle the topic from a variety of angles exploring issues of attention, comprehension, recall and behavioral change and focuses on infographics designed for a lay audience. Despite the exhaustive research conducted on say, graph comprehension, there remains a gap in how we account for the effectiveness of public health infographic design more broadly. The presentation also covers a brief examination of ‘hidden' historical precedents for the design of engaging health infographics, beyond the oft-cited visual work of John Snow or Florence Nightingale. We argue that notions of data spectacle and the need to grab attention remain vital today. The presentation concludes by reflecting on the future of infographics for displaying public health data, particularly with reference to the use of COVID-19 graphics in 2020/21.


2019 ◽  
pp. 191-204
Author(s):  
Matthew Penn ◽  
Rachel Hulkower

This chapter offers tips on crafting data-sharing agreements. Improving and increasing cross-sector collaboration in public health can be facilitated through the use of a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The chapter looks at the benefits of MOUs, and also drawbacks. It provides some case studies of successful MOUs. Cross-sector collaboration is an increasingly critical component of the public health system, the chapter concludes. Community partnerships can involve complex arrangements, with reciprocal promises to exchange goods and services, and MOUs can help organizations negotiate, organize, and maintain those relationships. For partnerships that need health care or public health data to function, a data use agreements (DUA) can provide a mechanism to define the data needed and the parameters around the intended release and use of the data.


2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-177
Author(s):  
Abdullah Manshur

Public policy is a decision to deal with a particular problem situation, that identifies the objectives, principles, ways, and means to achieve them. The ability and understanding of policy makers in the policy-making process is very important for the realization of public policy of rapid, accurate and adequate. The product to suit the needs of the public policy, public participation in the policy process is needed in the policy cycle, from policy formulation to policy evaluation. This paper attempts to review the importance of community participation and other forms of public participation in the policy process, in particular, policy areas.


2021 ◽  
Vol 165 (3-4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth A. Lloyd ◽  
Naomi Oreskes ◽  
Sonia I. Seneviratne ◽  
Edward J. Larson

AbstractStandards of proof for attributing real world events/damage to global warming should be the same as in clinical or environmental lawsuits, argue Lloyd et al. The central question that we raise is effective communication. How can climate scientists best and effectively communicate their findings to crucial non-expert audiences, including public policy makers and civil society? To address this question, we look at the mismatch between what courts require and what climate scientists are setting as a bar of proof. Our first point is that scientists typically demand too much of themselves in terms of evidence, in comparison with the level of evidence required in a legal, regulatory, or public policy context. Our second point is to recommend that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recommend more prominently the use of the category “more likely than not” as a level of proof in their reports, as this corresponds to the standard of proof most frequently required in civil court rooms. This has also implications for public policy and the public communication of climate evidence.


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