Making Sense of Health Headlines (Dr. Lindsey Leininger)

<p>Lindsey Leininger, PhD, a scientist and educator, shares tips for making sense of health headlines, and separating fact from fiction.</p> <p>She believes that access to accurate, digestible, science-based information is a right, and a strong social determinant of health. Her tips span scientific literacy, data literacy and media literacy. While the conversation centers on COVID-19, it applies to all health topics.</p> <p>Dr. Leininger is a public health scientist and educator, who is on the front lines of COVID-19 science communication. As part of an all-female team of “Nerdy Girl” scientists, she runs the COVID-19 educational campaign @Dear Pandemic on social media, with over 900 answers to questions from the public.</p> <p>Dr. Leininger is on faculty at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College where she teaches courses on making sense of medical data. She holds a PhD in health policy from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy.</p> <p>This episode is the first of a two part conversation. Stay tuned for part two - all about vaccine hesitancy, anti-vax, and COVID-19 denial. Links:</p> <ul><li><a href='https://dearpandemic.org/'>Dear Pandemic website</a> (also on <a href='https://www.instagram.com/dearpandemic/'>Instagram </a>and <a href='https://www.facebook.com/dearpandemic'>Facebook</a>)</li> <li><a href='https://www.poynter.org/'>Poynter</a></li> </ul> <p>---</p> <p>HOSTED BY CHANA DAVIS, PHD</p> <p>Access more of Dr. Davis' work at <a href='https://fueledbyscience.com/'>fueledbyscience.com</a> or on social @fueledbyscience (<a href='https://www.instagram.com/fueledbyscience/'>Instagram</a>, <a href='https://www.facebook.com/fueledbyscience/'>Facebook</a>, <a href='https://twitter.com/fueledbyscience'>Twitter</a>)</p>