TFAH Applauds Surgeon General’s Call for Whole-of-Society Approach to Correcting the Problem of Health Misinformation

 

(Washington, DC – July 15, 2021) – Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) applauds the Surgeon General’s Advisory on Building a Healthy Information Environment and his call for a whole-of-society approach to correcting the problem of health misinformation.

“As the COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated, access to accurate health information empowers people and protects their health, while health misinformation risks lives.  TFAH is committed to working with all partners and allies to combat health misinformation,” said J. Nadine Gracia, MD, MSCE, TFAH President and CEO.