Society for Health Communication

The Society recognizes the life and work of Vicki Freimuth, a pioneer in health communication, who died October 20, 2024. Dr. Freimuth was the Director of Communication for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for eight years. She joined the faculty at UGA in 2004 and held a joint appointment between Grady College of Journalism and Communication Studies in Franklin College and developed the Center for Health and Risk Communication. Freimuth received many accolades for her work over the years, including the prestigious K. Everett M. Rogers Award from the American Public Health Association and an honorary doctorate from Emerson College. Her contributions to the field laid the foundation for many graduate programs in health communication at schools of journalism, communication, and public health that are modeled on the first one Freimuth started at the University of Maryland. She is remembered as a friend, role model, encouraging colleague, mentor, researcher, and trailblazing leader. https://lnkd.in/eHz5yJkQ

Virtual Town Hall Event: "Tips for Consumers: Finding Trusted Health Information" This free virtual Town Hall will explore the importance of accessing credible health information. The event will cover topics such as finding credible health information, identifying misinformation, and taking action to be an empowered health consumer. Tuesday, October 29, 2024 from 7-8 pm ET The event will be live streamed on: o Facebook: https://lnkd.in/e2TaEknY o YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eSTg99YU

Our member organization, RTI International, has an immediate opening for a Partner Engagement Strategist, who will bring skills and experience blending communication strategy with partnership engagement. If you have expertise in identifying, cultivating, and managing strategic partnerships with organizations and audiences to achieve communication and engagement goals, you should consider this opportunity. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e5bkC33X

Check out our member organization IQ Solutions impact with their annual IQ Do Good Day! #PublicHealth #HealthComm

Social media is undoubtedly an essential tool for any healthcare communicator in today’s world, but staying relevant and finding success in an increasingly crowded feed is no easy feat. So how do we break through? By deeply understanding platform trends, behavior shifts and the key places and spaces where health intersects with the online conversation. Get a deep dive into the state of play across social media and how healthcare communicators can find success in a modern social feed in this free Society for Health Communication Level-Up Learnings Webinar, sponsored by M Booth Health. Recording now available for viewing: https://ow.ly/MXbV50TSMn9 #HealthCommunication #HealthcareMarketing #DigitalHealth

Only 2 days away: Join the "Communicating the Connection Between Civic Engagement and Public Health" webinar on Friday, October 25, at 2:30 pm ET / 11:30 am PT.

Check out this new blog post from RTI International. Discover how their collaboration with PRIDEnet resulted in the production of a video collection designed to address barriers to engagement and enrollment in All of Us for LGBTQIA+ individuals. https://ow.ly/5TVk50TPlYP #HealthEquity

Help us celebrate 25 years of Health Literacy Month! This October, we’re shining the spotlight on the important role health literacy plays in improving health for people in the United States. Start by exploring Healthy People 2030’s Health Literacy literature summary to find definitions of health literacy and browse related objectives and evidence-based resources. https://ow.ly/SxPv50TM9pS #HealthLiteracy #HealthyPeople2030 #PublicHealth

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women after skin cancer. Mammograms can detect breast cancer early, possibly before it has spread. Finding breast cancer early is key to successful treatment. That’s why every October, we come together to raise awareness about the disease and to encourage people to get screened. https://lnkd.in/ep-qvys

It’s #GlobalHandwashingDay. This respiratory virus season, do your part to help prevent the spread of flu and other viruses by washing your hands.