The coronavirus has people talking, reading, tweeting, and viewing. (Image of ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), via CDC.) A forthcoming article from the Medical Journal of Australia asserts that “It is too early to tell how this outbreak will unfold, but we need to be prepared at all levels of the healthcare […]
Public Health Communication
10 Most Popular Articles on Health Communication Partners, 2019
I’m having a hard time believing this is the last site article for 2019. Where’d the time go? But what a better way to end the year, than a meaningful look back? These articles are the ones you visited the most in 2019 here on HealthCommunicationPartners.com. It’s an easy way to catch what others are […]
10 Most Popular Podcast eps on Health Communication Partners, 2019
I’m a bigger fan of year-end lists than I’ve been willing to admit. In the few minutes it takes me to read them, I feel ensmartened. Whether I’m reading about top movies, or memes, or journal articles, I feel like the year-end lists let me get a grip on what’s been going on. And I […]
Taking another look at implicit bias
Many of you read this site and tune in to our podcast series because you value reflective practice, thoughtful and intentional use of language, and reducing health disparities. You’re aware by now that health disparities are due to many factors that are man-made. And that one of them is implicit or unconscious bias. You probably […]
Health Communication People I’m thankful for
I’m writing this on Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. What better time to think about, and thank, the people who have made this year delightful, and meaningful, at HCP. The last few months, we’ve begun interviewing health communication rockstars for “10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication.” I’m thankful to our guests for sharing their stories, […]
Samantha Cinnick on handling the challenges of team communication
The importance of successful team communication can’t be overstated–in clinical medicine or in public health. I recently interviewed Samantha Cinnick of the deBeaumont Foundation. An early career public health professional, Samantha handles tricky team communication, in complex, large-scale projects. Yet the challenges she faces aren’t confined to public health. In our interview, Samantha shares the story […]