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50 papers published, 119 interventions tested, but little consensus
In a new evidence review published today in Health Affairs, the IFL team finds that when researchers were testing the impact of COVID-19 misinformation interventions, they used significantly different examples of misinformation, assessed 47 different outcome measures, and only 18% of COVID-19 misinformation interventions measured public health outcomes, such as intent to vaccinate.
IFL report calls for structural public health changes to increase vaccine demand and stop future disease outbreaks
A new report, Infrastructures of Trust: The Case for Investing in Vaccine Demand, from researchers at the Information Futures Lab at Brown University's School of Public Health calls for investment in community leadership; provides key strategies for public health...
New Civic Information Index offers crucial insight into civic health in the US
The pioneering data tool monitors the health of local information and civic ecosystems across the country
New IFL Data Analysis Shows Urgent Need to Better Communicate the Health Impact of Climate Change
A new report from the Information Futures Lab at Brown University’s School of Public Health reveals that only 3.1% of online climate change content mentions health impacts. Analyzing 2.4 million posts, it highlights a major gap in public discourse and the potential of health-focused communication to drive climate action.
Amidst Rhode Island Housing Crisis, Critical Information Gaps Emerge
Brown Students identify information needs of residents struggling with housing challenges and pilot innovative communications projects
NPR reports on IFL Information Navigators pilot project
In a world where news outlets are disappearing and conspiracy theories are spreading like wildfire, the Information Futures Lab partnered with We Are Más to work with trusted messengers in South Florida’s diaspora communities to spread credible information.
Humans in Public Health: Rebuilding Information Trust
How can we connect diaspora communities with trusted information? On the Humans in Public Health podcast from Brown University’s School of Public Health, Professor Stefanie Friedhoff and Evelyn Peréz-Verdía (We Are Más) share insights from their project with Hispanic leaders in South Florida.
Brown University’s Information Futures Lab Introduces 2024 Visiting Fellows
The Information Futures Lab welcomes leaders in community-based journalism, tech entrepreneurship, communication, and infodemics research to its 2024 Visiting Fellows cohort, aiming to address urgent information challenges with innovative projects.
“Is the 2024 election still happening?”
Information Futures Lab and We Are Más partner with Hispanic communities in South Florida, finding critical questions and information inequities but also tangible solutions to the information crisis.
“¿Aún se llevarán a cabo las elecciones de 2024?”
Information Futures Lab y We Are Más se asocian con comunidades hispanas en el sur de Florida para encontrar inequidades en materia de información, pero también para alcanzar soluciones tangibles a la crisis en materia de...
Information Futures Lab Fellows Pilot Eight Solutions to Address Information Crisis
Global Fellows Share Community-Designed Strategies in New Video Series PROVIDENCE, RI - The first class of Information Futures Lab (IFL) Fellows at Brown University’s School of Public Health has debuted eight community-driven, innovative solutions to improve...
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