 Fall is once again upon us. It’s election season, respiratory virus season, hurricane season, and hunting season. This past month, the last two ‘seasons’ have really caught my attention and got me thinking about a topic that public health degree programs fall a bit short in teaching: One Health. The CDC defines one health as “an approach that recognizes that the health of people is closely connected to the health of animals and our shared environment.”
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 New media has led to the rise of infotainment use in our media delivery landscape. Infotainment (also known as entertainment education or edutainment) refers to media content that uses entertainment methods to spread information. Its purpose is to educate audiences on a variety of topics in an enjoyable form that is more engaging than traditional instructional methods. Information is presented to audiences in a way that is easy to understand through storytelling, humor, visuals, and dramatic methods that maintain viewer interest. This style can be seen in television, documentaries, video games, podcasts, online videos, social media, graphic novels, and other various media.
 Summer has officially begun, and unfortunately, so has the yearly crusade against my favorite skincare product, sunscreen. TikTok has been buzzing with new and old myths alike—drinking water prevents sunburns, sunscreen causes skin cancer, sunscreen contains endocrine disruptors, sunscreen is responsible for Vitamin D deficiency, and more. I know I can’t be the only one who spit out my water after hearing that first one, but sadly, even the most outrageous misinformation does harm.
Identity-Based Messaging to Equity-Driven Messaging: A Call for Change in Health Communication7/11/2024 
In health communication, we’re taught about targeted messaging, a strategy to reach a specific target audience with relevant messaging who are believed to be at higher risk for a health condition or outcome. In public health, one prime example that comes to mind is targeted messaging towards the LGBTQIA+ community with PrEP.
Public health professionals are often called to do the work that they do. They are dedicated to protecting and improving the health of communities. They are often driven by passion and fueled by a desire to make a tangible difference in people's lives. But who are they?
In the U.S., the public health workforce is aligned somewhat closely to the U.S. population in terms of diversity, but a major difference is the representation of women. Women make up the majority of the U.S. public health workforce (79%). From 2005 to 2016, 70-73% of all public health degrees in the U.S. were awarded to women. |
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