Humanizing Public Health: Rebuilding Trust in an Age of Misinformation

Join us on May 11, 2026, from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET for an ASPPH Presents webinar exploring how public health leaders, educators, and practitioners can strengthen trust and engagement through more human-centered, culturally responsive, and empathetic approaches to communication and community partnership.

Public health is fundamentally about people, relationships, and trust. Yet in an increasingly disconnected and polarized environment, public health institutions face growing challenges in meaningfully engaging communities and maintaining public confidence in health guidance. These challenges are shaped not only by the spread of inaccurate or misleading information, but also by declining trust in institutions, social and structural inequities, and public health approaches that can overlook lived experience and community context.

The conversation will explore how public health can move beyond traditional top-down communication strategies toward approaches that center relationships, lived experience, and authentic community engagement.
Participants will gain insights into how humanizing public health can strengthen partnerships, improve engagement, and better support communities in an increasingly complex communication landscape.

This webinar is designed for students, faculty, administrators, and public health professionals seeking practical, community-centered strategies to build trust and advance more inclusive and responsive public health practice.

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