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Our top blogs and resources to help you write high-quality, engaging health content.

2023 heat writing course dats

LAST UPDATED March 4, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED January 3, 2023 | BY Michelle Guillemard

2023 Health Writing Course Dates

With a huge range of group and on-demand health writing courses, I’ve got you covered.

Filed Under: Health writing

6 ways to create unique health content about common topics

LAST UPDATED February 10, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED March 2, 2022 | BY Michelle Guillemard

6 ways to create unique health content about common topics

There is so much general health information online, so how can you make yours different? Here are six simple strategies for creating unique content about common topics.

Filed Under: Health writing

LAST UPDATED August 16, 2022 | FIRST PUBLISHED February 15, 2022 | BY Hafsa Abdirahman MPH

Black pioneers in medical writing

February is Black History Month in America. It’s a month where the achievements of Black pioneers are celebrated and their struggles acknowledged. This post highlights the immense contribution African-Americans have brought to the medical writing profession.

Filed Under: Health writing

6 tips to help you write clearly about COVID-19

LAST UPDATED August 16, 2022 | FIRST PUBLISHED June 8, 2021 | BY Michelle Guillemard

6 tips to help you write clearly about COVID-19

To alleviate pandemic-related anxiety, aim to provide clear, factual communication that supports health literacy.

Filed Under: Health writing, Writing about COVID-19

writing about controversial health topics

LAST UPDATED June 17, 2021 | FIRST PUBLISHED April 27, 2021 | BY Hafsa Abdirahman MPH

Writing about controversial health topics: Achieving a fair and balanced approach

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.

Filed Under: Health writing, Writing about COVID-19

writing effective subheadings

LAST UPDATED February 10, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED April 5, 2021 | BY Michelle Guillemard

How to write effective subheadings for your health content

Subheadings are essential for structure and readability. Here’s how to write effective subheadings that engage your readers and promote literacy.

Filed Under: Health & medical editing, Health copywriting, Health writing, Readability and plain english

addressing vaccine hesitancy checklist

LAST UPDATED August 16, 2022 | FIRST PUBLISHED February 24, 2021 | BY Michelle Guillemard

Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy Checklist

Do you want best-practice strategies for addressing vaccine hesitancy? This checklist captures essential evidence-based techniques for communicating clearly about vaccination.

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

LAST UPDATED August 16, 2022 | FIRST PUBLISHED February 8, 2021 | BY Hafsa Abdirahman MPH

Effective public health messaging: Lessons from the pandemic

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.

Filed Under: Health writing, Writing about COVID-19

infodemic

LAST UPDATED August 16, 2022 | FIRST PUBLISHED January 18, 2021 | BY Natricha Levy McFarlane

Managing infodemics: Lessons from the WHO

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.

Filed Under: Health writing, Writing about COVID-19

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

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

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

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

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

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