Health Information and Trust - Research and Data from KFF https://www.kff.org/topic/health-information-trust/ The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news Thu, 18 Sep 2025 22:57:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.3 https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/04/3976_KFF_favicon_256x256_revised.png?w=32 Health Information and Trust - Research and Data from KFF https://www.kff.org/topic/health-information-trust/ 32 32 243654493 New KFF-Washington Post Survey Explores Parents’ Trust In, and Confusion About, Childhood Vaccines as the Trump Administration Revamps Federal Policies https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/new-kff-washington-post-survey-explores-parents-trust-in-and-confusion-about-childhood-vaccines-as-the-trump-administration-revamps-federal-policies/ https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/new-kff-washington-post-survey-explores-parents-trust-in-and-confusion-about-childhood-vaccines-as-the-trump-administration-revamps-federal-policies/#respond Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:54:09 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=687778 https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/new-kff-washington-post-survey-explores-parents-trust-in-and-confusion-about-childhood-vaccines-as-the-trump-administration-revamps-federal-policies/feed/ 0 687778 FI_News-Alert_Brand-blue KFF/The Washington Post Survey of Parents https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-the-washington-post-survey-of-parents/ Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:51:20 +0000 687624 250902_1-in-6-Parents-Report-Skipping-or-Delaying-Childhood-Vaccines_FI Changing COVID-19 Booster Policies and Florida’s Decision to End Vaccine Mandates Create Confusion — The Monitor https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/changing-covid-19-booster-policies-and-floridas-decision-to-end-vaccine-mandates-create-confusion/ https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/changing-covid-19-booster-policies-and-floridas-decision-to-end-vaccine-mandates-create-confusion/#respond Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=689192 https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/changing-covid-19-booster-policies-and-floridas-decision-to-end-vaccine-mandates-create-confusion/feed/ 0 689192 250911_TheMonitor_FI (1) Most Parents Nationally and in Florida Want Schools to Require Vaccines https://www.kff.org/quick-take/most-parents-nationally-and-in-florida-want-schools-to-require-vaccines/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:52:46 +0000 688012 250904_QuickTakes_Audrey-Kearney_Website Challenges for Rebuilding Trust in the CDC https://www.kff.org/quick-take/challenges-for-rebuilding-trust-in-the-cdc/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 18:14:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=quick-take&p=687950 687950 250903_Quick-Takes_Liz-Hamel_Website Better Prompting May Help Reduce AI Hallucinations, False Vaccine Claims Spread, and Industrial Solvent Promoted as Hidden Cancer Cure — The Monitor https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/better-prompting-may-help-reduce-ai-hallucinations-false-vaccine-claims-spread-and-industrial-solvent-promoted-as-hidden-cancer-cure/ https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/better-prompting-may-help-reduce-ai-hallucinations-false-vaccine-claims-spread-and-industrial-solvent-promoted-as-hidden-cancer-cure/#respond Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=687098 https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/better-prompting-may-help-reduce-ai-hallucinations-false-vaccine-claims-spread-and-industrial-solvent-promoted-as-hidden-cancer-cure/feed/ 0 687098 250828_TheMonitor_FI The Problem Isn’t Trust in Vaccines, It’s That People Don’t Know Who to Trust https://www.kff.org/from-drew-altman/the-problem-isnt-trust-in-vaccines-its-that-people-dont-know-who-to-trust/ Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:30:00 +0000 686060 BTD-Aug-18-Vaccines_website-1 Few Trust Most Health Content on Social Media, Autism Claims Follow Thimerosal Policy Shift, and Misleading Narratives About SSRIs in Pregnancy — The Monitor https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/few-trust-most-health-content-on-social-media-autism-claims-follow-thimerosal-policy-shift-and-misleading-narratives-about-ssris-in-pregnancy/ https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/few-trust-most-health-content-on-social-media-autism-claims-follow-thimerosal-policy-shift-and-misleading-narratives-about-ssris-in-pregnancy/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/few-trust-most-health-content-on-social-media-autism-claims-follow-thimerosal-policy-shift-and-misleading-narratives-about-ssris-in-pregnancy/feed/ 0 684788 250814_TheMonitor_FI Influencers May Not Have All That Much Influence in Health, Yet https://www.kff.org/from-drew-altman/influencers-may-not-have-all-that-much-influence-in-health-yet/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:30:44 +0000 670925 250807_BTD_website (1) KFF Health Information and Trust Tracking Poll: Health Information and Advice on Social Media https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-information-and-trust-tracking-poll-health-information-and-advice-on-social-media/ Thu, 07 Aug 2025 12:00:33 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=poll-findings&p=670773 670773 250806_July_Health-Info-&-Trust-Tracking_Trust-in-Health-Info-on-Social-Media_FI-2 KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust: COVID-19 Vaccine Update https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/kff-tracking-poll-on-health-information-and-trust-covid-19-vaccine-update/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:00:56 +0000 670260 250731_July_HealthInfo&TrustTracking_Getting-COVID-19-Vaccine-This-Fall_FI Poll: While Most Adults Do Not Expect to Get a COVID-19 Shot This Fall, Those Who Want One Worry About Access and Insurance Coverage https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/poll-while-most-adults-do-not-expect-to-get-a-covid-19-shot-this-fall-those-who-want-one-worry-about-access-and-insurance-coverage/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000 670397 FI_News-Alert_Black Where Americans Saw Information About Tax and Budget Legislation on Social Media, and False Measles Narratives Target Immigrants — The Monitor https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/where-americans-saw-information-about-tax-and-budget-legislation-on-social-media-and-false-measles-narratives-target-immigrants-the-monitor/ https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/where-americans-saw-information-about-tax-and-budget-legislation-on-social-media-and-false-measles-narratives-target-immigrants-the-monitor/#respond Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=684558 https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/where-americans-saw-information-about-tax-and-budget-legislation-on-social-media-and-false-measles-narratives-target-immigrants-the-monitor/feed/ 0 684558 250724_TheMonitor_FI States Expand Access to Ivermectin as Cancer Myths Continue, and Abortion Pill Faces False Water Supply Claim — The Monitor https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/states-expand-access-to-ivermectin-as-cancer-myths-continue-and-abortion-pill-faces-false-water-supply-claim/ https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/states-expand-access-to-ivermectin-as-cancer-myths-continue-and-abortion-pill-faces-false-water-supply-claim/#respond Thu, 10 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/states-expand-access-to-ivermectin-as-cancer-myths-continue-and-abortion-pill-faces-false-water-supply-claim/feed/ 0 684553 250710_TheMonitor_FI Shifts in Funding Priorities and Vaccine Guidance Contribute to Safety Myths, Plus Reactions to Ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti — The Monitor https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/shifts-in-funding-priorities-and-vaccine-guidance-contribute-to-safety-myths-plus-reactions-to-ruling-in-u-s-v-skrmetti/ https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/shifts-in-funding-priorities-and-vaccine-guidance-contribute-to-safety-myths-plus-reactions-to-ruling-in-u-s-v-skrmetti/#respond Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/shifts-in-funding-priorities-and-vaccine-guidance-contribute-to-safety-myths-plus-reactions-to-ruling-in-u-s-v-skrmetti/feed/ 0 684544 250626_HMM_FI The Public and Health (Mis)information: What Polling Tells Us about Where We’ve Been and Where We Might Be Going https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/the-public-and-health-misinformation-what-polling-tells-us-about-where-weve-been-and-where-we-might-be-going/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 18:21:35 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=perspective&p=668475 668475 Flawed Report Aims to Undercut Established Research on Abortion Pill Safety, Plus How a Federal Initiative to Study Autism May Overemphasize Environmental Toxins — The Monitor https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/flawed-report-aims-to-undercut-established-research-on-abortion-pill-safety-plus-how-a-federal-initiative-to-study-autism-may-overemphasize-environmental-toxins/ https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/flawed-report-aims-to-undercut-established-research-on-abortion-pill-safety-plus-how-a-federal-initiative-to-study-autism-may-overemphasize-environmental-toxins/#respond Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/flawed-report-aims-to-undercut-established-research-on-abortion-pill-safety-plus-how-a-federal-initiative-to-study-autism-may-overemphasize-environmental-toxins/feed/ 0 684536 250612_HMM_FI New Vaccine Requirements, Anti-mRNA Narratives, and Disputed Gender-Affirming Care Report — The Monitor https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/new-vaccine-requirements-anti-mrna-narratives-and-disputed-gender-affirming-care-report/ https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/new-vaccine-requirements-anti-mrna-narratives-and-disputed-gender-affirming-care-report/#respond Thu, 22 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/new-vaccine-requirements-anti-mrna-narratives-and-disputed-gender-affirming-care-report/feed/ 0 684518 250522_TheMonitor_FI Public Trust in Vaccine Information, Misrepresented Vaccine Studies, and HIV and PrEP Stigma — The Monitor https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/public-trust-in-vaccine-information-misrepresented-vaccine-studies-and-hiv-and-prep-stigma/ https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/public-trust-in-vaccine-information-misrepresented-vaccine-studies-and-hiv-and-prep-stigma/#respond Thu, 08 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=684509 https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/public-trust-in-vaccine-information-misrepresented-vaccine-studies-and-hiv-and-prep-stigma/feed/ 0 684509 250508_HMM_FI The Sad State of Trust in the CDC and FDA https://www.kff.org/from-drew-altman/the-sad-state-of-trust-in-the-cdc-and-fda/ Wed, 07 May 2025 12:00:31 +0000 662058 BTD-CDC FDA Trust-May 2025-Feature Image