Public Health Ethics Reading Group

The Public Health Ethics Reading Group meets monthly to discuss new and/or important publications in the area of public health ethics. All Western faculty, graduate students, post-docs, and other trainees are welcome. 

Special Guest:  Dr. Katelyn Esmonde Assistant Professor at Western University. By Esmonde et al “Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, governments and health agencies were responsible for communicating vital information to the public. To effectively communicate the severity of the situation and to  encourage the public to follow recommendations, best practices for public communication during emergencies often emphasize two objectives: building trust and being transparent. Doing so can require communicators to “walk a tightrope,” where the successful path of health communication is narrow and requires balancing multiple communication objectives without going too far towards any particular one...”