Practical Playbook for Addressing Health Misinformation

This playbook provides guidance for public health practitioners seeking to counter misinformation, disinformation, and misleading rumors. It also includes recommendations for reinforcing trust in public health such as holding a team to call on when a rumor comes up, building partnerships with community members to establish trusted messengers and networks, knowing your audience, identifying misinformation, and quickly addressing questions and concerns. It provides tools, templates, and examples health care communicators can use to facilitate successful communications.