Health Misinformation Checklist

Use this checklist every time you come across health-related content you are not sure about….

Oct. 6, 2021: Navigator News – Word on the Street

In this issue: breakthrough infections, using data to communicate, and rates of COVID-19 cases v. hospitalizations….

Dec. 22, 2021: Navigator News – Word on the Street (Special Edition)

In this issue: social media content for organizations and individuals to share, complete with sample captions….

VaxTeen

VaxTeen communicates directly with young adults to counter misinformation, and encourage those who are unvaccinated to catch up on vaccines by helping to find what immunizations they need and how…

Vaccine campaigns from the National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRCRIM)

…in 35 languages, a conversation guide for adults considering vaccination for their children, and a tool called MakeSpace that allows anyone to customize a vaccine campaign for their target community….

Nutrition Guidelines

Check out nutrition tips and videos compiled by the Department of Health to help make it easier to make healthy food choices and learn cooking techniques….

Media Literacy Toolkit

From the NYC Department of Education, a collection of resources designed to inspire students to think critically about the complex messages we receive constantly, through various media. Most resources are…

The Power of Parks to Promote Health: A Special Report

Report from The Trust for Public Land on the value of urban green spaces for positive mental, physical, and environmental outcomes for communities….

GrowNYC Education

Explore GrowNYC’s online nutrition, garden, and sustainability resources for educators, community members, gardeners, and anyone interested in sustainability….

Strategies to Increase Physical Activity

A collection of strategies from the CDC on various ways to increase physical activity in a variety of settings, including schools, public parks, community programs, and at home….

News and Media Literacy Resource Center

Collection of Common Sense’s free news & media literacy lessons, videos, and classroom activities for educators….