Advancing health equity is a national priority. I don’t know about you, but that fact alone still strikes me as remarkable. There’s been an alignment of interests, as organizations across the health sector are responsible for impacting health equity. Organizational leaders are moving from the theoretical to the practical in their health equity strategy, and […]
Health Communication
It’s HCP’s 6th Anniversary!
It’s been a thrill, since 2017, to get to know you and people like you in health care, public health, and health professions, who are knocking themselves out to do everything you can to reduce health disparities and improve health equity. The biggest event in HCP’s history has been the launching of our COURSES + […]
Episode 157 The stories behind our courses
It’s the middle of a sunny morning in the Fall. I’m on the phone in the kitchen. Pacing. Back and forth and back and forth in the kitchen, out to the living room, around the living room, back again into the kitchen. I’m on the phone with my mentor, Dr. Susan Lytle. Susan is famous […]
“Unprecedented” health communication research program paused by NIH
Multiple sources over the last few weeks report that the NIH’s $154 million research program, Advancing Health Communication Science and Practice, has been paused. This is sad news for our health communication community, and beyond. There is concern that the halt in the program is politically motivated, and that NIH leadership is bowing to pressure. […]
Episode 156 How to reduce cultural bias in medical metaphors
Metaphors and analogies are powerful language tools. But they’re often culturally specific. Here’s one way to think about your metaphors–and some topics to avoid. Metaphors and analogies are powerful language tools. They’re important to the way we speak and think. And medical and public health professionals use them all the time. So what’s the problem? […]
Check out our most popular podcast episode of the year so far
This year’s most popular episode (so far) was a hit from the start, because the idea came from you, our audience! You listen to our show because you care about communication, education, and health equity. You appreciate reflective practice. Plus, you’re in meetings. LOTS of meetings. And you’d like them to go well. So when […]