The Humanities and Health Policy
Established by the President of the Royal Society of Canada in April 2020, the RSC Task Force on COVID-19 was mandated to provide evidence-informed perspectives on major societal challenges in response to and recovery from COV
How books, movies and TV help us understand the infodemic, anti-vax messages and conspiracy theories
The World Health Organization defines an infodemic as “too much information including false or misleading information in digital and physical environments during a disease outbreak.”
While the term is new, the problem is not. For centuries, writers have recognized that disease outbreaks spur the spread of incorrect information, or misinformation.
Excess All-Cause Mortality During the COVID-19 Epidemic in Canada
Established by the President of the Royal Society of Canada in April 2020, the RSC Task Force on COVID-19 was mandated to provide evidence-informed perspectives on major societal challenges in response to and recovery from COVID-19.
Preventing the next pandemic. Will canada contribute or stand aside?
PREVENTING THE NEXT PANDEMIC. WILL CANADA CONTRIBUTE OR STAND ASIDE?
Tania Bubela | June 28, 2021
Tania Bubela is Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University
Preserving COVID-19 Experiences: An RSC Webinar
Archives offer essential primary information to historians, scholars from other disciplines including historical epidemiology, families doing genealogies, the media—for anyone doing research into the past. What records of this pandemic will future researchers be able to access? The lived experiences of most of the population must be intentionally preserved for the future.
Beyond the COVID-19 Crisis: Building on Lost Opportunities in the History of Public Health
Established by the President of the Royal Society of Canada in April 2020, the RSC Task Force on COVID-19 was mandated to provide evidence-informed perspectives on major societal challenges in response to and recovery from COVID-19.
Negotiating the Pandemic Twitterverse
NEGOTIATING THE PANDEMIC TWITTERVERSE
Muhammad Abdul-Mageed | March 8, 2021
Muhammad Abdul-Mageed is Assistant Professor in both the School of Information and the Department of Linguistics at the University of British Columbia
Remembering is a Form of Honouring: Preserving the COVID-19 Archival Record
Established by the President of the Royal Society of Canada in April 2020, the RSC Task Force on COVID-19 was mandated to provide evidence-informed perspectives on major societal challenges in response to and recovery from COVID-19.