BRIGHT Institute faculty regularly comment on news in public health and other current social issues. Faculty regularly comment on issues such as vaccine hesitancy and vaccination, FDA regulation (e.g., tobacco products, medical devices), and adolescent use and consequences of social media. The following are recent press mentions by BRIGHT faculty:
Dr. Purba’s presentation will examine how digital environments like social media act as “digital determinants of health,” shaping adolescent wellbeing and risk behaviors through measurable causal pathways, with implications for population-level health inequalities.
Webinar on entertainment education in social media exploring how creative storytelling can drive social and behavioral change in global public health contexts.
Advancing Social Media Data Science to Examine the Causal Relationship Between Social Media Content and Adolescent Health Risk Behaviour
Dr. W. Douglas Evans' Interview with Swiss National News Service
Dr. W. Douglas Evans was featured on Swiss National News Service to discuss the impact of vaccine policy changes in the US on public health.
Dr. Lorien Abroms Recognized for Her Work in Digital Health
Dr. Lorien Abroms was recognized for her work in digital health.
AI Chatbots and Smoking Cessation Misinformation
In response to smoking cessation questions, 22% of chatbots provide misinformation.
Assessing the Adherence of ChatGPT Chatbots to Public Health Guidelines for Smoking Cessation
AI is an increasingly popular tool in healthcare, but chatbot quality varies widely.
As global health threats evolved, the CDC didn’t
Vanquishing disease is in the DNA of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CDC to Undergo Major Overhaul: Everything We Know Right Now
The CDC director announced the agency will undergo a major overhaul. The reason for the overhaul was the agency’s delayed response to COVID-19.
Trump can’t help us now. We need Taylor Swift, LeBron James and Kim Kardashian.
The White House isn’t communicating about the coronavirus well enough.
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