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Discover how to write life-changing health content and grow your writing career. Explore the latest health communication research and get best-practice writing strategies that work.

Becoming a freelance health writer right out of college It IS possible

LAST UPDATED February 10, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED November 10, 2020 | BY Audrey Robin

Becoming a freelance health writer right out of college: It IS possible

Have you bought into the lie that you need an “adult job” before you can begin a career as a freelance health writer? We’re here to bust that myth completely.

Filed Under: Freelance health writing, Growing your career

virtual conferences

LAST UPDATED August 16, 2022 | FIRST PUBLISHED October 30, 2020 | BY Carla Eisenstein

Embracing virtual conferences: 5 lessons from AMWA 2020

You can find opportunities to network and learn, even when the conference is virtual.

Filed Under: Growing your career, How to be a more confident writer

combatting infodemics

LAST UPDATED August 16, 2022 | FIRST PUBLISHED October 30, 2020 | BY Natricha Levy McFarlane

Combatting infodemics: Here’s how health communicators can help

In addition to public health agencies, health communicators also have a responsibility to help combat infodemics related to health. So, how can we help?

Filed Under: Health writing, Writing about COVID-19

How to stay focused and organise your research

LAST UPDATED February 10, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED October 6, 2020 | BY Marwa Saleh

How to stay focused and organise your research

Avoid the lure of rabbit holes.

Filed Under: Health writing, How to be a more confident writer

How to keep clients coming back: Tips on turning clients into lifetime fans

LAST UPDATED February 10, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED October 6, 2020 | BY Natricha Levy McFarlane

Keep clients coming back: Tips on turning clients into lifetime fans

Freelance writing need not be synonymous with constantly searching for new clients. Here’s how to tilt the scale in your favour and turn clients into lifetime fans.

Filed Under: Freelance health writing, Growing your career

LAST UPDATED August 16, 2022 | FIRST PUBLISHED October 6, 2020 | BY Hafsa Abdirahman MPH

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: How to convey accurate information

Re-examining vaccine hesitancy in light of the current pandemic.

Filed Under: Writing about COVID-19

how to nail your next writing test in a job interview

LAST UPDATED February 10, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED August 31, 2020 | BY Carla Eisenstein

How to nail your next writing test in a job interview

Health writing job interviews often include writing tests. Is that okay – and, if so, how can you conquer the test?

Filed Under: Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career, Health communication research, How to be a more confident writer

how to write a winning pitch

LAST UPDATED February 10, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED August 31, 2020 | BY Marwa Saleh

How to write a winning article pitch

Have an idea for an article but not sure how to pitch it? Here’s how to write an article pitch that gets noticed.

Filed Under: Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career

how to use your journey to promote your services

LAST UPDATED February 10, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED July 29, 2020 | BY Michelle Guillemard

How to use your journey to promote your health writing services

Your career journey is a key selling point – and clients want to know about it.

Filed Under: Growing your career, Health copywriting

Racism is a Public Health Problem: Here’s how health writers can talk about it.

LAST UPDATED August 16, 2022 | FIRST PUBLISHED July 29, 2020 | BY Hafsa Abdirahman MPH

Racism is a public health problem: Here’s how health writers can talk about it

Hafsa Abdirahman discusses the toll of COVID-19 on Black and Brown communities and the lessons health writers can learn from it.

Filed Under: Health writing, Writing about COVID-19

freelance pricing strategies

LAST UPDATED February 10, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED July 13, 2020 | BY Michelle Guillemard

2 freelance pricing strategies that help you win writing jobs

Discover how to price your work effectively and increase your chances of securing writing jobs.

Filed Under: Freelance health writing, Growing your career

medical writers skillset

LAST UPDATED May 30, 2022 | FIRST PUBLISHED July 13, 2020 | BY Marwa Saleh

A medical writer’s skillset

Want to be a health and medical writer? Discover the essential skills you need – and learn how to develop those you don’t yet have.

Filed Under: Health writing

writer network

LAST UPDATED March 21, 2021 | FIRST PUBLISHED June 9, 2020 | BY Carla Eisenstein

How to build your health writer network on social media 

Don’t be afraid to send messages to writers you admire. They might respond and teach you something memorable. 

Filed Under: Growing your career, Health communication research, How to be a more confident writer

successful pitch main image

LAST UPDATED July 29, 2021 | FIRST PUBLISHED June 9, 2020 | BY Marwa Saleh

My first successful pitch: A beginner writer’s story

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.

Filed Under: Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career, Health writing, Writing about COVID-19

LAST UPDATED March 21, 2021 | FIRST PUBLISHED June 1, 2020 | BY Hafsa Abdirahman MPH

COVID-19 and the rush to publish: How to find reliable research

As health writers, we have to do our due diligence to ensure we are citing reliable and scientifically accurate sources.

Filed Under: Health communication research, Health writing, Writing about COVID-19

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