Infodemiology Training Program launched with de Beaumont Foundation
FeaturedThe first U.S.-based trainings on infodemiology for public health professionals. Over 10 hours of tailored curriculum by U.S. experts, free and online....
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Measles in 2024: Online conversations spike as U.S. cases rise
FeaturedIn November 2023, the CDC and WHO released a joint report about the rising threat of measles worldwide....
Real-time dashboards
resourcesReal-time intelligence on the health narratives trending nationally, regionally, and by state....
Weekly insights
resourcesContextualizing trending narratives across the nation's most pressing health topics....
Actionable trainings
resourcesThe first U.S.-based trainings on infodemiology for public health professionals and health care providers....
Measles outbreaks brief
Other resourcesThe Monitoring Lab reports on measles outbreak and vaccine narratives in the U.S....
Expansion of New York SCOUT teams sparks conversation about unhoused people experiencing mental illness
Mental healthEarlier this month, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced plans to expand SCOUT, or subway co-response outreach teams, which involuntarily hospitalize unhoused people on New York subways who show signs of mental illness. Hochul’s announcement led to debate on one social media platform about whether or not these measures...
False claims about “post-birth” abortions persist
Reproductive healthIn a recent news interview, former President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Roe v. Wade allowed for abortions “after birth.” Both before and after Roe v. Wade was overturned, no state allowed abortions after birth. A recently trending social media post from Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene also made false claims...
Changes in Philadelphia SSP funding sparks debate online
OpioidsLast week, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker announced that “not one city dollar” will be used to fund the distribution of sterile syringes to people who use drugs. Parker’s administration still plans to use money from opioid settlement funds to support other harm reduction services, such as the distribution of...
JMIR Infodemiology
Other resourcesThe first and only peer-reviewed journal specifically dedicated to infodemiology....