Publication | March 11, 2025
Program Types: Public Health Institutions
Publication | January 28, 2025
Navigating Independence and Influence: The Role of Chief Medical Officers in the UK and Canada
Publication | October 30, 2024
Chief medical officers in the United Kingdom: maintaining ‘independence’ inside government
resources | March 5, 2024
Infographic: Policy Implications of the Phrase“Following the Science”
Infographic on the policy implications of the phrase "following the science."
Publication | January 8, 2024
Science Advice and Public Input: The Case of Public Health
resources | December 19, 2023
Public Health Decision-making is More Than Just “Following the Science”
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many leaders said they were "following the science" when making public health decisions. This article fills a gap in existing research by examining how the phrase "following the science" misrepresents the role of scientific evidence in policymaking, the relationship among politicians and public health officials, and...
resources | August 21, 2023
GSL Releases New Mini Series: Politics Is A Feature, Not A Bug
In our new mini series “Politics is a Feature, Not a Bug”, we interview GSL Senior Investigator Patrick Fafard, GSL Research Director Adèle Cassola and Evelyne de Leeuw, Professor at the University of New South Wales, among some of the authors behind Integrating Science and Politics for Public Health as...
resources | August 4, 2023
Public Health Decision-making is More Than Just “Following the Science”
Publication | August 4, 2023
The illusion and implications of ‘just following the science’ COVID-19 messaging
Publication | June 1, 2023