Reversing Misinformation: How to Help Your Family, Friends & Community
» About the Book
» How to Buy the Book (and Why)
» About the Author
» Acknowledgement of Supporters
» Background Video and Podcast
» Footnotes from Book
About the Book
If you’re concerned about toxic misinformation, Reversing Misinformation: How to Help your Family, Friends & Community will show you how to have productive conversations with misinformed friends, family members and co-workers. Better discussions reduce friction in relationships, help decrease the spread of misinformation, increase vaccination rates to improve public health, and promote economic growth and national security. Reversing Misinformation provides specific techniques and strategies for preventing and reversing misinformation with the people you know, strangers, and community organizations.
While the book focuses on how to have productive one-on-one conversations with misinformed people you know, it also includes information about how people can reduce misinformation in their communities and via social media, and how artificial intelligence (A.I.) is influencing the creation and spread of misinformation.
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One of my inspirations for writing Reversing Misinformation was this quote attributed to Teddy Roosevelt: “Complaining about a problem without offering a solution is called whining.”
For decades I’ve seen misinformation’s toxic effects in health care, policy and politics. During the COVID pandemic, misinformation became much, much worse. At least once a day I’d hear someone complain about a person they knew who was spouting misinformation about vaccines, COVID, masks or some other public health matter… and also elections. Most of the people I knew responded either by trying to correct their friends, family members or co-workers – which usually led to an argument – or stopped talking with them about the issue or entirely.
Reversing Misinformation focuses on practical actions and not theoretical concepts, and it is not long so people can easily read it.
The reason I wrote this book is that I haven’t seen any efforts to combat misinformation that focus on person-to-person communications and relationships. Because misinformed people generally mistrust experts and mainstream media, personal communications is a key, missing part of the solution for reversing misinformation. Simple talking points or messages don’t help people have productive discussions with misinformed family, friends, or co-workers.
How to Buy the Book (and Why)
The book is expected to be available on or before December 2, 2024. To receive updates about the book, please email RevMisinfo@HealthPolCom.com
About the Author
Dr. Miller is an expert in health care communications, policy, and advocacy. He has decades of experience improving access to and affordability of innovations, and coaching people to communicate effectively about complex issues. During the pandemic he focused on vaccine misinformation, and helped groups and individuals understand the science of vaccines, the human immune system, and COVID-19. He continues to manage the Scientific Advisory Board for a vaccine advocacy non-profit. Dr. Miller is a graduate of Williams College and Yale School of Medicine, and was the honorary Team Physician for The Capitol Steps.
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Acknowledgement of Supporters
Great People Who Helped with Reviewing Book, Feedback, Editing, Cover Designer and Others Facets of Actually Producing the Book
- A.B.
- C.C.
- E.O.
- H.B.
- J.B.
- J.H.
- M.R.
- S.C.
- S.R.
High Level Supporters – Producer/Executive Producer Types
- B.M.
- Beth B.
- R.R.
- Steven P.
Sponsors of All Sorts
- Ann L.
- Art T.
- C.S.
- Daniel F.
- Daniel S.
- Ellen O.
- George A.
- George O.
- H.H.
- Howard S.
- Jason H.
- John D.
- K.H.
- Karen J.
- Kathy C.
- Laurie T.
- Martin K.
- Noah B.
- Pat L.
- Ray J.
- Steve F.
- Steven G.
Supporters & Friends
- A.I.
- Anne I.
- B.C.
- Ben S.
- Bill H.
- Brian A.
- Cathy C.
- Cecilia H.
- Charlie N.
- Doug L.
- Elizabeth C.
- G.M.
- G.S.
- Harold L.
- J.B.
- Jeffrey B.
- John C.
- John M.
- John M.
- Joseph S.
- Justin S.
- K.G.
- Kathy C.
- Kristen J.
- Laura C.
- Lee L.
- M.S.
- Marie V.
- Melody H.
- Natasha S.
- Nick M.
- Peg W.
- Peggy L.
- Renee H.
- Rich L.
- S.L.
- Steve M.
Others Who’ve Been Supportive in Ways They May Know – or Not!
Background Video and Podcast
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- Guest on CareTalk with Quick and Quack, Dr. Evan Benjamin’s and Dr. Bill Cutler’s Podcast May 24, 2024. Podcast Link Here
Footnotes from Book
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