13 Professional Development Events for Health Communication Professionals

Are you looking for professional development events for public health communication and marketing? Look no further. You can get the latest research findings and expert insights for health communication, health education, health promotion, health marketing, social marketing, and behavior change communication at these annual conferences, summits, and other professional development events.​

Specific topics covered include: traditional media, social media, news media, websites, online games, online forums, text-messaging, paid media, emerging media, digital technologies, mHealth, digital health, telehealth, virtual reality, augmented reality, AI, machine learning, health media consumption, health-information seeking, health information sources, health misinformation, health disinformation, health writing, medical writing, science writing, grant writing, narrative storytelling, digital storytelling, poetry, film, health disparities, health equity, health justice, diversity and inclusion, accessibility, theories, conceptual models, approaches, research, education/training, scholarship, publication, leadership, best and promising practices, and innovation.

March

1. Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference

April

2. #SpeakOnIt! A Health Justice Communications Summit
3. Science Talk Annual Conference
4. DC Health Communication Conference
5. Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions
6. Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion National Conference

May

7. Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference
8. University of South Florida Social Marketing Conference

June

9. Health Communication Leadership Institute
10. National Summit for Health Communication

July

11. National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media

October

12. Medical Writing & Communication Conference

November

13. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo

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By: Monique Thornton, MPH

About the Author

Founder and CEO at Let's Talk Public Health. I'm a public health communication and marketing professional fusing creative writing, health communication, public health, and behavior change theory. Let's talk social and digital media, edutainment, product development, and digital health