Nonprofit Works to Counter the Escalation of Mistrust and
Distrust in Health Care, Public Health, and Science
ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 27,
2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) announced today that it
has joined the Coalition for Trust in Health & Science, a
non-partisan and non-profit undertaking for countering the
escalation of mistrust and distrust in health care, public health,
and science.
"ASHA has long advocated, practiced, and provided evidence-based
decision-making, practice, and guidance," ASHA 2023 President
Robert M. Augustine, PhD, CCC-SLP,
said. "We are pleased to be part of the Coalition. It shares our
values and is dedicated to a very important cause. Having trust in
health and scientific information is critical if the public is
going to be properly guided and receive care that is safe,
appropriate, needed, and deserved."
"The Coalition for Trust in Health & Science is excited to
welcome ASHA, and the expertise of its members to our increasingly
important initiative," said Reed
Tuckson MD, a cofounder of the Coalition. According to
Tuckson, the Coalition honors the many efforts underway that have
similar goals, and it appreciates having the opportunity to foster
a "big tent" approach to addressing misinformation and
disinformation on a large scale, which the Coalition believes is
necessary.
Launched a year ago, the Coalition's goals include contributing
to a measurable increase in public trust, and supporting the public
to make evidence-based, personally appropriate health choices for
themselves, their families, and the communities where they
live.
Its convening committee includes representatives from the
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health; the American
Association for the Advancement of Science; and Research!America.
Members include more than eighty organizations that represent
health care and health systems; public health and health policy;
basic and applied science; pharmaceutical and device manufacturers;
health care communicators; and philanthropy and foundations.
Through their memberships, each organization has access to the
Coalition's Compendium, a platform where they can fortify the
Coalition's impact through exchanges of ideas, developments,
information, resources, and research findings, and the
collaborative planning and implementation of activities.
"We look forward to working with fellow Coalition members to
foster public prominence, acceptance, and accessibility to
accurate, evidence-based health and scientific information,"
Augustine said.
Learn more about the Coalition for Trust in Health &
Science.
About the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(ASHA)
ASHA is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing
association for 228,000 members and affiliates who are
audiologists; speech-language pathologists; speech, language, and
hearing scientists; audiology and speech-language pathology
assistants; and students. Audiologists specialize in preventing and
assessing hearing and balance disorders as well as providing
audiologic treatment, including hearing aids. Speech-language
pathologists (SLPs) identify, assess, and treat speech, language,
and swallowing disorders. http://www.asha.org
Media Contact
Joseph Cerquone, ASHA,
301-296-8732, jcerquone@asha.org, https://www.asha.org
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