Health Writer Hub https://www.healthwriterhub.com Medical Writing Courses & Certification Tue, 16 Aug 2022 03:52:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.7 https://www.healthwriterhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/cropped-Copy-of-Copy-of-EWC-32x32.png Health Writer Hub https://www.healthwriterhub.com 32 32 6 tips to help you write clearly about COVID-19 https://www.healthwriterhub.com/write-clearly-about-covid-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=write-clearly-about-covid-19 Tue, 08 Jun 2021 05:27:16 +0000 https://www.healthwriterhub.com/?p=14343487400219 To alleviate pandemic-related anxiety, aim to provide clear, factual communication that supports health literacy.

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]]> Writing about controversial health topics: Achieving a fair and balanced approach https://www.healthwriterhub.com/controversial-health-topics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=controversial-health-topics Mon, 26 Apr 2021 23:59:42 +0000 https://www.healthwriterhub.com/?p=14343487400966 How do you ensure your writing is fair and balanced? Here's what you need to know if you're writing about controversial health topics.

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]]> Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy Checklist https://www.healthwriterhub.com/addressing-vaccine-hesitancy-checklist-free-download/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=addressing-vaccine-hesitancy-checklist-free-download Wed, 24 Feb 2021 06:42:51 +0000 https://www.healthwriterhub.com/?p=14343487400371 Do you want best-practice strategies for addressing vaccine hesitancy? This checklist captures essential evidence-based techniques for communicating clearly about vaccination.

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]]> Effective public health messaging: Lessons from the pandemic https://www.healthwriterhub.com/effective-public-health-messaging-lessons-from-the-pandemic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=effective-public-health-messaging-lessons-from-the-pandemic Mon, 08 Feb 2021 01:08:30 +0000 https://www.healthwriterhub.com/?p=14343487400281 What lessons can we learn from the public health messaging in the last year? Here's what behavioural research shows us about how people respond to public health messages.

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]]> Managing infodemics: Lessons from the WHO https://www.healthwriterhub.com/managing-infodemics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=managing-infodemics Mon, 18 Jan 2021 02:05:54 +0000 https://www.healthwriterhub.com/?p=14343487399961 From October to December 2020, more than 5000 invited participants consulted through dialogues, workshops and webinars to identify challenges and solutions to the COVID-19 infodemic.

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]]> Combatting infodemics: Here’s how health communicators can help https://www.healthwriterhub.com/combatting-infodemics-heres-how-health-communicators-can-help-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=combatting-infodemics-heres-how-health-communicators-can-help-2 Thu, 29 Oct 2020 23:02:59 +0000 https://www.healthwriterhub.com/?p=14343487399588 In addition to public health agencies, health communicators also have a responsibility to help combat infodemics related to health. So, how can we help?

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]]> COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: How to convey accurate information https://www.healthwriterhub.com/covid-19-vaccine-hesitancy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=covid-19-vaccine-hesitancy Mon, 05 Oct 2020 22:57:14 +0000 https://www.healthwriterhub.com/?p=14343487399283 Re-examining vaccine hesitancy in light of the current pandemic.

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]]> Racism is a public health problem: Here’s how health writers can talk about it https://www.healthwriterhub.com/racism-is-a-public-health-problem-heres-how-health-writers-can-talk-about-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=racism-is-a-public-health-problem-heres-how-health-writers-can-talk-about-it Tue, 28 Jul 2020 22:50:28 +0000 https://www.healthwriterhub.com/?p=14343487399059 Hafsa Abdirahman discusses the toll of COVID-19 on Black and Brown communities and the lessons health writers can learn from it.

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]]> My first successful pitch: A beginner writer’s story https://www.healthwriterhub.com/my-first-successful-pitch-a-beginner-writers-story-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-first-successful-pitch-a-beginner-writers-story-2 Tue, 09 Jun 2020 05:41:35 +0000 https://www.healthwriterhub.com/?p=14343487398948 Marwa Saleh published her first article, about COVID-19 and burnout, in a Harvard Medical School blog called Lean Forward. Here's how that happened.

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]]> COVID-19 and the rush to publish: How to find reliable research https://www.healthwriterhub.com/covid-19-and-the-rush-to-publish-how-to-find-reliable-research-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=covid-19-and-the-rush-to-publish-how-to-find-reliable-research-2 Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:04:32 +0000 https://www.healthwriterhub.com/?p=14343487398932 As health writers, we have to do our due diligence to ensure we are citing reliable and scientifically accurate sources.

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