Communication Archives

05.01.2020 a woman with short hair wearing a white shirt

Margaret Low

Margaret Low, CEO of WBUR, reflects on how media shape the response to Covid-19 and how it will influence the pandemic's aftermath.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

Editor Nicholas Diamond

04.27.2020 a book cover of a man walking in front of a building

Health Equity

Michael Stein and Sandro Galea Discuss PAINED

Michael Stein and Sandro Galea discuss PAINED, a collection of 50 short essays and 20 databytes that stimulate the national conversation about health.

Editor Nicholas Diamond

04.23.2020 a set of hands with different gestures

Communication is Key

Deaf and hard-of-hearing patients are more likely to report experiences of poor communication with health care providers than hearing patients.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

04.22.2020 a condom and a condom on a yellow and pink background

Conversations on Contraception

LGBTQ communities and medical and public health practitioners must make conversations about contraception inclusive for queer women.

Fellow Gray Babbs

03.13.2020 a close-up of several medical masks

Counting Coronavirus

Dr. David Hamer and Dr. Wendy Heiger-Bernays, who have been closely tracking Covid-19, trace the spread from Wuhan, China to many other parts of the world.

Fellow Gray Babbs

02.19.2020 an orange speaker on a wall

Say the Word

Academic research has the opportunity to privilege the voices of people with disabilities, rather than assuming that disability is inherently negative.

Guest Author Anjali Forber-Pratt

02.13.2020 a stack of cookies next to a bud of marijuana

Communications on Cannabis

The continued decline in perceived risk and social disapproval of marijuana use can be at least partially attributed to widespread misinformation.

Guest Author Sung-Yeon Park

10.31.2019 a close up of a plant

Mixed Messages on Marijuana

Messages describing the potential risks of marijuana use have not accompanied marketing campaigns, giving the impression that there are no harms associated.

Guest Authors Salomeh Keyhani, Emily Lum

10.16.2019 a woman smiling at the camera

Gloria Respress-Churchwell

PHP Fellow Jori Fortson profiles Gloria Respress-Churchwell to discuss her book, Follow Chester!, microaggression, and the art of public health writing.

Fellow Jori Fortson

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