Policy stakeholders' perspectives and use of data, research evidence, and misinformation in three counties in California, USA during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020–2022
Results reveal a distrust of public health and government officials and data/information shared in local policymaking debates during the COVID-19 pandemic. Local health departments may benefit from investing in efforts to increase their credibility as trusted sources of health information among community members. Local government agencies should develop transparent health promotion campaigns to identify and dispel misinformation.
Authors
- Denise D. Payán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3236-862X)
- Aerika Brittian Loyd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3865-534X)
- Irene H. Yen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2954-6109)
- Jaime Murillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2439-8685)
- Andrew M. Subica (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6424-7668)
- Tessa R. Pulido
Institutions
- University of California, Riverside (US)
- University of California, Merced (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Preventive Medicine Reports
- Published
- 2025-05-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103098
- Primary Topic
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of California
- Office of the President, University of California