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institution1978–present

American Council on Science and Health

Disciplines:
science communication
public health
ai research/policy research

Summary

American nonprofit organization founded in 1978 to provide evidence-based analysis of health and environmental policies — taking science-based positions against junk science in public health debates.

Core Contribution

Provides institutional support for evidence-based health communication — countering pseudoscience and health misinformation with rigorous scientific analysis — occupying the space between academic research and public policy.

Historical Influences

Elizabeth Whelan

Intellectual Lineage

American Public Health TraditionScience Communication Consumer Advocacy

Contemporaries & Peers

Sense About ScienceScience Media Centre

Minds Influenced

Evidence-based health policy discourse

Intellectual Posterity

Science-based public health advocacy

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