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Transforming community health and social connections in rural areas of the US
Two people unpacking boxes of Narcan in a rural community.

In 2024, members of the Social Action Lab toured rural areas in Appalachia to hear from nonprofit groups and others who help people with opioid use disorder move toward recovery.

(Image: Courtesy of the Social Action Lab)

Transforming community health and social connections in rural areas of the US

Dolores Albarracín, the Amy Gutmann Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor, has long studied how to curb disease and improve health.

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Study finds declining perceptions of safety of COVID-19, flu, and MMR vaccines

Study finds declining perceptions of safety of COVID-19, flu, and MMR vaccines

An Annenberg Public Policy Center panel survey finds that a sizable majority of Americans think the three vaccines that combat measles, mumps, and rubella are safe to take, although perceptions of the safety of all three vaccines showed a statistically significant drop over the past three years.

Framework for assessing trustworthiness of scientific research

Framework for assessing trustworthiness of scientific research

The systems-level framework for evaluating the trustworthiness of research findings is published by a group of researchers, including Annenberg Public Policy Center director Kathleen Hall Jamieson.

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Most would recommend RSV immunizations for infants, older adults, and during pregnancy

Most would recommend RSV immunizations for infants, older adults, and during pregnancy

In a nationally representative panel survey, Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center found an increase in awareness of immunizations that are available for RSV; about 6 in 10 respondents would recommend the vaccine or antibody injections to the groups recommended by the CDC, an increase from past years.

Updated volume published on treating and preventing adolescent mental health disorders

Updated volume published on treating and preventing adolescent mental health disorders

The third edition of “Treating and Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders: What We Know and What We Don’t Know,” an overview of the current state of knowledge of major mental health conditions that emerge during adolescence, has been published by Oxford University Press, sponsored by the Adolescent Mental Health Initiative, a project of Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center and The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands.

As measles cases rise, views of MMR vaccine safety and effectiveness and willingness to recommend it drop

As measles cases rise, views of MMR vaccine safety and effectiveness and willingness to recommend it drop

As the number of confirmed cases of measles in the U.S. rises, a new nationally representative panel survey by Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center finds a small but significant drop in the proportion of the public that would recommend that someone in their household get the MMR vaccine.

New white paper analyzes US vaccine safety monitoring system and suggests improvements

New white paper analyzes US vaccine safety monitoring system and suggests improvements

To facilitate understanding how the U.S. monitors vaccine safety, biostatistician professor Jeffrey S. Morris authored a new Annenberg Public Policy Center white paper, “The Complementary Components of the U.S. Vaccine Safety Monitoring System,” which analyzes how FDA researchers determine whether a vaccine has resulted in the death of a vaccine recipient.