The New York Times, most would agree, has done yeoman’s work in continuously reporting and updating information about Covid 19 vaccinations across the US. It’s daily “See How Your Vaccinations Are Going in Your County or State” – a map quilted in various shades of green to grey – allows you to hover over […]
You may not be tuning into the maskless, socially close cult gathering called CPAC. But you have to seen the gold likeness of Donald Trump – in suit jacket, red tie – and now, post election, in American flag shorts and flip flops. How could you miss it! There is ample precedent for this […]
When it comes to informing the public about a toxic exposure like lead in drinking water, just about every kind of misstep can occur. Officials disguising facts or offering up alt facts, faulty water contamination tests, dueling experts and scientific uncertainty and plain and simple incompetence. Maybe there was a time in the US when […]
On Jan 15 Aaron E Carroll (NYT, Section, The Upshot) wrote a good article about why the public should get vaccinated against flu – Still Not Convinced You Need a Flu Shot? First, It’s Not All About You. While urging the public to do so is a perenniel pursuit, Carroll focuses on the role of herd […]
The plan was, my large undergrad Anthro class would engage in a discussion of #MeToo on this blog, kicked off by a post by student Christine Elmo, “What Happens When We “MeToo’? I’d do the most helpful thing – get out of their way. Over 1.7 milliontweets including the hashtag “#MeToo,” with 85 countries changed […]
A story in the NYT today is interesting if you’re following the public’s understanding of Zika. First the headline – Case of Zika Virus, Likely Spread by Mosquito, Is Reported in Texas I can just hear someone saying : “But what’s the big deal? We already know mosquitos spread Zika” But it’s the central message […]
There’s an article and a large map appearing in the NYT today that I’m having trouble interpreting. The headline for the article reads: How Many People Across America Are at Risk of Losing Their Health Insurance? Then the map: But is the number of people in red in each state the number of people who […]
Simplifying! Last week I read the always informative NYT article on antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” through the lens of – how does a low health literate person make meaning from this. I call this doing a Health Literacy Load Analysis – Identify the underlying concepts that the text/message assumes the reader has some working […]
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