Science, Health, and Public Trust

How to Evaluate Trustworthiness in Science

These days, anyone can write or talk about science and health topics, no matter how much or how little about the topic they actually know. Here are some questions we’ve put together to help you evaluate a source of information.

Explaining How Research Works

A resource to help science and health communicators put the process of science into perspective and explain why science changes over time.

A Checklist for Communicating Science and Health Research to the Public

The Challenges of Understanding and Communicating Health Risks

Health communicators of all kinds often find themselves talking and writing about risks.

Understanding Clinical Studies

Part of the challenge of explaining clinical research to the public is describing the important points of a study.