Public Healthy

APRIL 17, 2019

This blog by Richard Smith includes the following quote from Pritpal S Tamber : We have to remember that “social determinants” is the language of the health system, the powerful. No wonder we’re struggling to sell the importance of public health. People don’t understand what we’re for.

Social Determinants of Health 40

Social Determinants of Health Risk Factors Health Communication 40

Frontiers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

“It is likely that official statistics greatly underestimate the prevalence of health problems because of the major hurdles in the way of anyone presenting into the system, and we think many residents were motivated to avoid overburdening the health system at a time when it was stretched.”. Image: Lannon Harley/ANU.

Mental Health and Public Health 111

Mental Health and Public Health Media and Health Communication Health Communication 111

Your Local Epidemiologist

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

During the last two weeks, we’ve seen an avalanche of policies directed at dismantling our already hurting infrastructure for public health. In her free time, she is the creator of the medical blog You Can Know Things and author of YLE’s section on Health (Mis)communication.

Mental Health and Public Health 78

Mental Health and Public Health Media and Health Communication Health Literacy Public Health Agencies 78

Your Local Epidemiologist

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This is post 2 of 4 in this mini-series looking back at the public health communication around the Covid-19 vaccines, why trust was lost, and where communication broke down. In her free time, she is the creator of the medical blog You Can Know Things and author of YLE’s section on Health (Mis)communication.

Herd Immunity 85

Herd Immunity Health Literacy Health Communication 85

Your Local Epidemiologist

OCTOBER 9, 2024

This is our final post in this mini-series looking back at the public health communication around the COVID vaccines, why trust was lost, and where communication broke down. If you talk to people about why they lost trust in public health during the pandemic, there is one topic that comes up over and over again: mandates.

Health Literacy 73

Health Literacy Health Communication 73

Your Local Epidemiologist

OCTOBER 2, 2024

This is post 3 of 4 in this mini-series looking back at the public health communication around the COVID vaccines, why trust was lost, and where communication broke down. In her free time, she is the creator of the medical blog You Can Know Things and author of YLE’s section on Health (Mis)communication.

Media and Health Communication 90

Media and Health Communication Climate Change and Health Health Literacy Health Communication 90

BU School of Public Health Blog

MARCH 5, 2025

Public health communications and advocacy have been Keeves’ bread and butter since her days at SPH when she served as a teaching assistant for the Strategies in Public Health Advocacy course.

Health Policy and Advocacy Organizations 71

Health Policy and Advocacy Organizations Media and Health Communication Ageing and Health Health Communication 71