CommunicateHealth
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#HealthComm firm specializing in using #HealthLiteracy and human-centered design solutions to advance #HealthEquity. RTs/follows ≠ endorsement.
Rockville, MD
Joined October 2010
Not all #research is created equal! We're sharing tips to spot the difference between trustworthy research studies and ones that don’t quite hold up: https://t.co/loW5HwilKL
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Communicating about the results of scientific research studies is a huge part of a health communicator’s job. After all, research is how we learn new things — like what’s causing diseases and what...
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This week, we're reflecting on how habit stacking can help inspire behavior change in our #HealthComm materials:
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If you reflect on your daily life, dear readers, chances are you’ve acquired a few habits that you’re not so proud of — like leaving your socks on the floor. And if you’ve ever tried to break a...
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When conducting research about emotionally charged topics, it’s important to make sure conversations are respectful and productive. Here are some tips for moderating research sessions about sensitive topics: https://t.co/sRS0Bl1O0Q
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Here at We ❤️ Health Literacy headquarters, we know that conducting research with your audiences is an excellent way to learn about their beliefs, values, and preferences. And as health communicato...
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Theory provides a roadmap for better understanding your audience, the factors that influence them, and their health behaviors. This week, we highlight a few favorite #HealthComm theories:
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Here at We ❤️ Health Literacy Headquarters, we often turn to trusted theoretical models to help us understand how and why people change behaviors. Health communication theories provide a roadmap or...
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Explain vaccine development in #PlainLanguage to boost public confidence in the process. Check out our tips and resources:
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Dear readers, a few weeks ago, we wrote about why science-based vaccine recommendations matter. As health communicators, it’s our job to translate complex health topics into plain language — especi...
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Is the em dash really a red flag for AI writing? We make the case for this misunderstood punctuation mark — and offers tips for using all kinds of dashes: https://t.co/UzhnUFyUJS
#HealthComm
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Lately, the em dash has been getting side-eyed as a sign of AI-generated text. At We ❤️ Health Literacy Headquarters, we’re here to say: stop the em dash bash! The truth is, dear readers — the em...
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This week, we’re revisiting our interview with Julia Votto, Associate Director of Innovative Projects at the Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania (@PennEidos). Check out the conversation: https://t.co/7CA3UvPKMs
#HealthLiteracy
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In our interview series “Voices from the Field,” we feature people and organizations that are making a difference in the health comm field. For this post, we had an enlightening conversation with...
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Following the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting today? We have thoughts on why independent, science-based vaccine recommendations matter — and how #HealthComm folks can speak out in defense of vaccine access: https://t.co/xDVf24t8WY
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Vaccines are one of the most effective public health interventions in history. Around the world, they save millions of lives every year and have helped eradicate or reduce diseases like polio,...
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In honor of #PrideMonth, we are highlighting organizations that are working to help LGBTQ+ people thrive. Check it out: https://t.co/oTXNArBNPS
#HealthCommunication #HealthLiteracy #HealthComm
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Happy Pride month, dear readers! Wait… is “happy” the right word? This year, Pride feels different — the events of the past few months lay a heavy blanket of grief and uncertainty over our celebrat...
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Wondering about the plans for a national autism registry or data platform? Here are a few thorny questions we spent some time thinking through: https://t.co/5taJtvyOAf
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Back in April, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shared plans to create a national “autism registry.” Since then, it seems the project has evolved — instead of a registry, NIH and Centers for...
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Many health topics have become politicized — making it tricky to reach audiences across the spectrum of opinions. Here are 3 strategies to help bridge the divide: https://t.co/sLs3wtigad
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If you’ve been around in the health comm world for a while (or if you’ve opened a newspaper at some point during the past decade), you’ve probably noticed that there’s no shortage of health topics...
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Join us and visit @elmo's World to discover valuable #HealthLit lessons for helping your audiences learn something new:
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Here at We ❤️ Health Literacy HQ, we’re big fans of Sesame Street — which has been serving up clear, actionable educational messaging for longer than many of us have been, well, doing anything at...
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Writing good alt text is a key way to make health materials more accessible for everyone. We're sharing some thoughts on how to write alt text that’s clear, useful, and inclusive: https://t.co/14fnEDsGZM
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Here at We ❤️ Health Literacy Headquarters, we’re always looking for ways to make content more accessible. One key way to do that: writing good, descriptive alt text. (We first wrote about this way...
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This week, CommunicateHealth sat down with Dr. Mike Mackert from @UTAustin’s Center for Health Communication to chat about educating tomorrow’s health communicators. Check out this conversation: https://t.co/fC0IWFQL5N
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This week, we’re taking you back to school — or rather, to The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) for a chat with Dr. Mike Mackert. Mike is the director of the Center for Health Communication...
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How can we support patients in the era of instant online test results? Check out our tips: https://t.co/APRzj5MGV9
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Picture this all-too-common scenario: Your doctor orders some routine blood tests at your annual checkup. So, you pop down to the lab, roll up your sleeve, and forget all about it… until a day or so...
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This week, we talked with Dr. Michelle Fiscus at @AIMimmunization about vaccine communication strategies that work. Check out our conversation: https://t.co/2Nuuy5RFuT
#HealthLiteracy #HealthComm
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It’s National Infant Immunization Week (yay)! To celebrate, we interviewed Dr. Michelle Fiscus, Chief Medical Officer at the Association of Immunization Managers (AIM). Dr. Fiscus helps inform AIM’s...
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As libraries nationwide are facing funding cuts, books bans, and more, let’s show some love to these invaluable community orgs. Find out why it’s important to show up #ForOurLibraries: https://t.co/gWY0c0F7Ke
#HealthComm #UniteAgainstBookBans
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Here at We ❤️ Health Literacy HQ, we don’t really need another reason to love libraries — but they just keep popping up on a printing press-sized platter. Yep, we’re talking about how libraries...
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Challenge stigmatizing messages about autism and #vaccines with our tips: https://t.co/0Lu1OAOdXr
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A few weeks ago, CDC announced plans to study whether vaccines cause autism. This theory isn’t new — in fact, it’s contributed to vaccine hesitancy for decades. Back in the 90s, gastroenterologist...
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This week, we chatted with Mark Miller at the @deBeaumontFndtn about Communicating About Public Health: a helpful new toolkit for #PublicHealth pros. Check out our conversation: https://t.co/GhYtYq6jKT
#HealthLiteracy #HealthComm
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New health comm resource alert! Our friends at the de Beaumont Foundation recently published Communicating About Public Health, a toolkit to help public health professionals build understanding of...
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Celebrate #TransgenderDayOfVisibility with these tips about inclusive data:
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Monday is Transgender Day of Visibility — a day when we celebrate the lives and contributions of trans and nonbinary people, amplify their voices, and honor their victories. It’s a day to acknowledge...
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