The University of Texas at Austin Center for Health Communication (CHC) has begun production on a whitepaper meant to advance the American conversation about mental health. The whitepaper will highlight common challenges and issues around health-related communication, synthesize extant academic and clinical research, and highlight exemplars and proven best practices.
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In November 2019, we enjoyed the major public launch of the Father’s Playbook app – an app designed to get expectant fathers involved in prenatal health and beyond.
The UT Center for Health Communication developed a campaign that was focused on hospital hand hygiene as an approach that could protect everyone: patients, hospital workers, and even the family and friends of hospital workers; from a message design standpoint, it was important to let anyone viewing the campaign apply the idea of “protects everyone” to those they viewed as important to protect via improved hand hygiene.
We are excited to announce Zach Cohen-Ford has joined the CHC as a Program Coordinator, effective January 6.
We are excited to announce Nick Brothers has joined the CHC as a Copywriter, effective December 9.
We are excited to announce Ryann Freeman has joined the CHC as a Program Coordinator, effective December 9.
We are excited to announce that Merina Karpen has joined the CHC as a Graphic Designer, effective October 22.
We are excited to announce that Nicole Kirschten has joined the CHC as a Graphic Designer, effective October 21.
Thanks to a grant from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, the Center for Health Communication (CHC) at The University of Texas at Austin has begun production on a whitepaper meant to advance the American conversation about mental health.
We are excited to announce that Heather Voorhees has joined the CHC as a Doctoral Fellow, effective September 3.
We are excited to announce that Breanna Deal has joined the CHC as a Administrative Assistant-Event Manager, effective June 10.
We are excited to announce that Mike García has joined the CHC as a Program Coordinator, effective May 29.
We are excited to announce that Patricia Semenov has joined the CHC as a Center Administrator, effective March 11.
A hand surgeon and a communication expert may be an unlikely duo in many research settings. But this unlikely pair is a prime example of how the Center for Health Communication’s CHER grant program is achieving its goal of interdisciplinary partnerships to improve health and care through empathy and other evidence-based communication sciences.
Clinical trials sound uncertain and maybe even dangerous, but in reality, they could be instrumental in saving the lives of many who would not ordinarily be able to afford such treatments. But how do we most effectively describe the relative risks and benefits of clinical trials to understandably uncertain patients?
Though many of us may consider lead poisoning a problem of the ‘50’s, according to recent studies, it remains an important public health issue.
The business of medicine is fast-paced and grueling. We’ve all been there, waiting in a doctor’s office for nearly an hour, all for a ten-minute appointment. The doctor comes in and gives a quick analysis, followed by a rushed monologue about treatment options or whatever it may be. A shaking of hands, a signing of papers, and soon you’re walking out with a feeling similar to leaving a theater after a particularly intense Marvel film.
We are excited to announce that Dasha Rakasovic has accepted the Sr. Graphic Designer position, effective July 5.
We are excited to announce that Hayley Fick has accepted the Project Coordinator position for the CHC’s MD Anderson Healthy Communities work, effective June 15.
The 2017-18 academic year saw the CHC bring on five new team members and take on a range of new projects with partners across campus and the state.
The University of Texas at Austin Center for Health (CHC) is proud to announce the launch of a new 2-year theme: Mental Health and Health Communication. The theme will begin in Fall 2018 and run throughout the 2018-19 and 2019-2020 academic years.
The Center for Health Communication (CHC) at the University of Texas at Austin is seeking applicants to fill a Senior Graphic Designer position, beginning immediately.
By Kayla Reed
One look into the office of Dr. Lori Holleran Steiker is enough to express the dedication she has for her life’s work in adolescent substance abuse disorders. Boxes filled with supplies for the Operation Naloxone Expansion are stacked to the ceiling, and she excitedly tears one open to show off sturdy, zippered bank bags containing life-saving Naloxone kits.
We are excited to announce that Lindsay Murphy has accepted the Center Administrator position with the CHC, effective February 26.
The Center for Health Communication (CHC) at the University of Texas at Austin is seeking applicants to fill a Senior Administrative Associate position, beginning immediately.
The Center for Health Communication is excited to award approximately $20,000 in its inaugural 2017-18 CHER program grant cycle to three teams of faculty and students. The Communication for Health, Empathy, and Resilience (CHER) grant program launched in Fall 2017 with the goal to promote collaboration between Moody College of Communication and Dell Medical School faculty in their evidence-based health communication scholarship, education, and community involvement endeavors.
The CHC is excited to announce that Susan Kirtz has accepted a new Director of Special Projects position with the CHC, effective November 6. Susan will play an integral role in the research, development, communication and promotion of the CHC's two primary statewide projects and will work closely with faculty affiliates across campus to implement all programmatic components.
We're excited to share the official press release for our current project tackling the opioid epidemic. The goal is to develop and test effective messaging with health care providers and prescribers across the state to promote the new Texas Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP).
The CHC is excited to announce that Kendra Beasley Lewellyn has accepted a new Sr. Graphic Designer position with the CHC, effective November 6. Kendra will be essential to designing and presenting visual concepts for the CHC's recently acquired Texas Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) contract.
We have two statewide health communication projects that need a day-to-day leader (Director of Special Projects) and an experienced graphic designer. Please pass along these postings to your talented friends and colleagues.
Open to new ideas. Empathetic. Adaptable. Consistent. Entrepreneurial.
These are all essential qualities of health communication leaders, according to participants at the 2017 Health Communication Leadership Institute (HCLI). On the first day of the three-day conference, attendees from every sector of public health, healthcare, communication, and marketing set the tone for what the next few days of training, teamwork, and reflection would be like by offering what they believed to be characteristics of effective health communication leaders. Speakers from campus and beyond offered a variety of perspectives that weaved in these concepts, with room to apply learnings to each individual’s respective professional goals.
Dr. Kate Pounders, Assistant Professor in the Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations, is passionate about women’s health issues. Her work centers on emotion and identity and is currently focused on one of the most visible threats to women’s health today: breast cancer. Specifically, Dr. Pounders is interested in how breast cancer diagnosis and treatment impact gender identity and roles.
We are excited to announce that Laura E. Brown has accepted a new Postdoctoral Scholar position with the CHC, effective July 1.
The CHC is excited to announce that Jessica Hughes Wagner has accepted a new Assistant Director position with the CHC, effective June 1.
The CHC is excited to be part of the Pop-Up Institute, Towards Solving the Problem of Substance Misuse and Addiction Among Youth and Emerging Adults, selected for funding in 2017-18.
By David Ring MD, PhD
One might think that new technology or simply increasing access to care could be the answer to creating the most healthful society possible. However, Dr. David Ring, MD, PhD, and Associate Dean for Comprehensive Care here at UT says the conversation at the Dell Medical School is actually about getting people healthier more resourcefully.
By Center Director, Mike Mackert
On Monday, April 24th Siddhartha Mukherjee gave the McGovern Lecture in Health Communication, which recognizes someone doing outstanding communication related to health, medicine, and public health.
Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer and The Gene, presents the McGovern Lecture in Health Communication.
The Center for Health Communication (CHC) at the University of Texas at Austin is seeking applicants to fill an Assistant Director position, beginning immediately.
Michael Mackert, PhD, has been appointed the new director of the Center for Health Communication. This role will launch the center’s official move under both Moody College of Communication and Dell Medical School, an exciting partnership through which both schools will share oversight and support of the center. Read Dr. Mackert’s thoughts on the center and what is coming next with health communication at UT.
The Center for Health Communication (CHC) at the University of Texas at Austin is seeking applicants to fill a Postdoctoral Scholar position, beginning June 2017.
By Carrie Barron PhD, David Ring MD, PhD, & Matt McGlone PhD
People choose medicine because they want to help. It takes hard work, intelligence and altruism to become a doctor. Helping others in a time of need is fulfilling. It might be argued that there is no higher form of meaning and purpose than helping others get and stay healthy. So it’s sad that an average of 45% of doctors report experiencing limited joy in their practice. In some specialties such as Emergency Medicine the rate is close to 70%.
The Health Communication Scholars Program is excited to announce three funded proposals this year. The funded PIs and projects are:
On-Site Self-Service Technology and the Patient Experience: Exploring the Use, Perceptions, and Impact of a Clinic Check-In Kiosk
Examining Genetic Counselors' Dialectical Tensions when Communicating with Hereditary Cancer Patients
Investigating Metabolic Syndrome and Perceptions of Health Management in Underserved Men from a Medical Intervention and Communication Theory Perspective
