AMERICAN COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND HEALTH

TO ENSURE THAT PEER-REVIEWED, EVIDENCE-BASED SCIENCE REACHES THE PUBLIC, THE MEDIA, AND THE DECISION-MAKERS WHO DETERMINE PUBLIC POLICY. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO RESTORE SCIENCE AND COMMON SENSE TO PERSONAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH DECISIONS, IN ORDER TO FOSTER A SCIENTIFICALLY SOUND AND SENSIBLE PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. ACSH IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING COMMUNICATION AND DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE SCIENTIFIC/MEDICAL COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC, AND THE MEDIA, IN AN EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT THE COVERAGE OF HEALTH ISSUES IS BASED ON SCIENTIFIC FACTS - NOT HYPERBOLE, EMOTION AND IDEOLOGY.