1、1 PEW RESEARCH CENTER www.pewresearch.org FOR RELEASE APRIL 7,2026 Where Do Americans Get Health Information,and What Do They Trust?Health care providers are the most common source of health information for Americans,who view them as more accurate than other sources.BY Giancarlo Pasquini,Galen Stock
2、ing,Emma Kikuchi,Isabelle Pula and Eileen Yam FOR MEDIA OR OTHER INQUIRIES:Eileen Yam,Director,Science and Society Research Haley Nolan,Communications Manager 202.419.4372 www.pewresearch.org RECOMMENDED CITATION Pew Research Center,April 2026,“Where Do Americans Get Health Information,and What Do T
3、hey Trust?”2 PEW RESEARCH CENTER www.pewresearch.org About Pew Research Center Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan,nonadvocacy fact tank that informs the public about the issues,attitudes and trends shaping the world.It does not take policy positions.The Center conducts public opinion polling,demog
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5、;and immigration and migration.Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts,its primary funder.Pew Research Center 2026 3 PEW RESEARCH CENTER www.pewresearch.org About this research This Pew Research Center report looks at Americans views on health information and how they view t
6、heir own health.Why did we do this?Pew Research Center does research to help the public,media and decision-makers understand important topics.This research builds on our longstanding work studying Americans views of medicine and health to explore how Americans view sources of health information.Lear