Collaborative on Media & Messaging for Health and Social Policy
@commhsp.bsky.social
We design, conduct, and disseminate research to inform how communication can help to advance #healthequity through health and social #policy. Find us at commhsp.org.
July 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Reporting about health equity is harder than ever—but what if the framing itself is part of the problem? Our new study (linked below) reveals why journalists struggle with these stories and how to reframe them effectively.
Swipe through for actionable strategies to improve health equity stories.
Swipe through for actionable strategies to improve health equity stories.
July 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Reporting about health equity is harder than ever—but what if the framing itself is part of the problem? Our new study (linked below) reveals why journalists struggle with these stories and how to reframe them effectively.
Swipe through for actionable strategies to improve health equity stories.
Swipe through for actionable strategies to improve health equity stories.
🚨 Big Announcement!
The COMM team is hosting a must-attend webinar on March 20, 2025, at 1:00 PM CT: "The Racial Reckoning is Still Happening - A Webinar for Journalists Covering Health Care." 🔗 Register now: shorturl.at/nXqrz
The COMM team is hosting a must-attend webinar on March 20, 2025, at 1:00 PM CT: "The Racial Reckoning is Still Happening - A Webinar for Journalists Covering Health Care." 🔗 Register now: shorturl.at/nXqrz
February 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
🚨 Big Announcement!
The COMM team is hosting a must-attend webinar on March 20, 2025, at 1:00 PM CT: "The Racial Reckoning is Still Happening - A Webinar for Journalists Covering Health Care." 🔗 Register now: shorturl.at/nXqrz
The COMM team is hosting a must-attend webinar on March 20, 2025, at 1:00 PM CT: "The Racial Reckoning is Still Happening - A Webinar for Journalists Covering Health Care." 🔗 Register now: shorturl.at/nXqrz
🗓️ Join us on Oct 1 for a webinar with @rwjfoundation.bsky.social! Learn how to communicate about health inequality in ways that promote equity, featuring @neillewisjr.bsky.social andJeff Niederdeppe.
⏰ 1-2 p.m. ET
🔗 Register: www.rwjf.org/communicatio...
#HealthEquity #Webinar #PublicHealth
⏰ 1-2 p.m. ET
🔗 Register: www.rwjf.org/communicatio...
#HealthEquity #Webinar #PublicHealth
September 19, 2024 at 9:53 PM
🗓️ Join us on Oct 1 for a webinar with @rwjfoundation.bsky.social! Learn how to communicate about health inequality in ways that promote equity, featuring @neillewisjr.bsky.social andJeff Niederdeppe.
⏰ 1-2 p.m. ET
🔗 Register: www.rwjf.org/communicatio...
#HealthEquity #Webinar #PublicHealth
⏰ 1-2 p.m. ET
🔗 Register: www.rwjf.org/communicatio...
#HealthEquity #Webinar #PublicHealth
🚨 September COMM News is in! Our latest newsletter is live, featuring a must-attend RWJF webinar with Neil Lewis Jr. & Jeff Niederdeppe on discussing health inequality for racial and health equity. Plus, updates on conferences, media features, and more. 🔗 [Link below] #Healthequity #RWJF 🛟
September 6, 2024 at 3:11 PM
🚨 September COMM News is in! Our latest newsletter is live, featuring a must-attend RWJF webinar with Neil Lewis Jr. & Jeff Niederdeppe on discussing health inequality for racial and health equity. Plus, updates on conferences, media features, and more. 🔗 [Link below] #Healthequity #RWJF 🛟
Excited to kick off a new year with the COMM team! Our recent meeting at Wesleyan University was packed with energy, brainstorming, and fun debates about favorite fonts and the meaning of "brat" 🤔. So, is COMM brat? Looking forward to sharing updates in the coming months. Blog post link below.
August 27, 2024 at 1:28 AM
Excited to kick off a new year with the COMM team! Our recent meeting at Wesleyan University was packed with energy, brainstorming, and fun debates about favorite fonts and the meaning of "brat" 🤔. So, is COMM brat? Looking forward to sharing updates in the coming months. Blog post link below.
End of year highlight: Holding a copy of NASEM's "Effective Health Communication" print! Team members @sarahgollust.bsky.social & Jeff Niederdeppe were involved in this NASEM workgroup, examining trust, behavior change, & health communication by federal agencies.
December 21, 2023 at 4:02 PM
End of year highlight: Holding a copy of NASEM's "Effective Health Communication" print! Team members @sarahgollust.bsky.social & Jeff Niederdeppe were involved in this NASEM workgroup, examining trust, behavior change, & health communication by federal agencies.