Harnessing Harvard’s Poll Data to Rebuild Trust in Public Health

People’s trust in public health agencies got tested during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a February to March 2021 survey of 1,305 people — PUBLIC’S PERSPECTIVE ON THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM — the Harvard Opinion Research Program (HORP) measured the public’s trust with a survey conducted in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The survey reveals the level of trust the American people placed in public health agencies during the COVID pandemic. Click here to find NPHIC’s review of the findings from the survey, how it is a call to action, and describe how NPHIC has harnessed this data and is incorporating new communication strategies.