Health Communication

Farhia Ahmed Mohamed stands in front of Senator Elissa Slotkin's office in Washington, DC.

Bridging science and policy: My journey to Capitol Hill

By Farhia Ahmed Mohamed

Farhia Ahmed Mohamed, MPH student, met with science policy experts, congressional staffers, and advocacy leaders in DC to explore how the federal budget affects research funding, how to communicate science effectively, and how to navigate the world of policymaking.

Photo of the School of Public Health lobby

The power of public health storytelling

William D. Lopez, Marcus R. Andrews, Janae N. Best, & Meghann Lewis

Public health is a field of stories. So we, as public health professionals, have a responsibility to be good storytellers. We teach a class that covers skills we need to be successful health communicators. We chose some of our favorite public health stories from this semester to share with you.