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Trust in the U.S. Government and Its Health Agencies in the Time of COVID-19
This article examines the factors affecting Americans’ trust in their federal government and its health agencies during the COVID-19 public health crisis. More specifically, we examine the evolution of Americans’ trust in their government and health system and how, in the context of the COVID-19 pan...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9620942/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36417248 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia3020012 |
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author | Geisterfer-Black, Maraika Niemi, Taylor Neier, Leonie Rodwin, Victor G. |
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description | This article examines the factors affecting Americans’ trust in their federal government and its health agencies during the COVID-19 public health crisis. More specifically, we examine the evolution of Americans’ trust in their government and health system and how, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic response, it has been affected by multiple factors. Several academic journals, government policy recommendations and public health polls were evaluated to understand the public’s trust in the federal government and its health institutions. Public trust in institutions during a global pandemic is essential in influencing adherence to a pandemic response (both non-pharmaceutical and medical interventions). Americans’ trust in institutions is built and maintained by a variety of factors. We focus on: political polarization and involvement, media influence and health communications, history of systemic racism and socioeconomic inequalities, and pandemic fatigue. Based on the interplay of these factors, we conclude with recommendations for future pandemic response strategies. |
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spelling | pubmed-96209422022-11-18 Trust in the U.S. Government and Its Health Agencies in the Time of COVID-19 Geisterfer-Black, Maraika Niemi, Taylor Neier, Leonie Rodwin, Victor G. Epidemiologia (Basel) Article This article examines the factors affecting Americans’ trust in their federal government and its health agencies during the COVID-19 public health crisis. More specifically, we examine the evolution of Americans’ trust in their government and health system and how, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic response, it has been affected by multiple factors. Several academic journals, government policy recommendations and public health polls were evaluated to understand the public’s trust in the federal government and its health institutions. Public trust in institutions during a global pandemic is essential in influencing adherence to a pandemic response (both non-pharmaceutical and medical interventions). Americans’ trust in institutions is built and maintained by a variety of factors. We focus on: political polarization and involvement, media influence and health communications, history of systemic racism and socioeconomic inequalities, and pandemic fatigue. Based on the interplay of these factors, we conclude with recommendations for future pandemic response strategies. MDPI 2022-03-22 /pmc/articles/PMC9620942/ /pubmed/36417248 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia3020012 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Geisterfer-Black, Maraika Niemi, Taylor Neier, Leonie Rodwin, Victor G. Trust in the U.S. Government and Its Health Agencies in the Time of COVID-19 |
title | Trust in the U.S. Government and Its Health Agencies in the Time of COVID-19 |
title_full | Trust in the U.S. Government and Its Health Agencies in the Time of COVID-19 |
title_fullStr | Trust in the U.S. Government and Its Health Agencies in the Time of COVID-19 |
title_full_unstemmed | Trust in the U.S. Government and Its Health Agencies in the Time of COVID-19 |
title_short | Trust in the U.S. Government and Its Health Agencies in the Time of COVID-19 |
title_sort | trust in the u.s. government and its health agencies in the time of covid-19 |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9620942/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36417248 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia3020012 |
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