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Health writing skills

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

writing effective subheadings

Last Updated April 6, 2021 | 5 Shares

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: Editing, Health copywriting, Health writing skills

addressing vaccine hesitancy checklist

Last Updated March 21, 2021 | 16 Shares

Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy Checklist: Free download

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 skills, Writing about COVID-19

Last Updated March 21, 2021 | 23 Shares

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 skills, Writing about COVID-19

infodemic

Last Updated March 21, 2021 | 10 Shares

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 skills, Writing about COVID-19

combatting infodemics

Last Updated March 21, 2021 | 17 Shares

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 skills, Writing about COVID-19

How to stay focused and organise your research

Last Updated March 21, 2021 | 5 Shares

How to stay focused and organise your research

Avoid the lure of rabbit holes.

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

Last Updated March 21, 2021 | 6 Shares

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 March 21, 2021 | 57 Shares

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 skills, Writing about COVID-19

medical writers skillset

Last Updated March 21, 2021 | 42 Shares

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 skills

successful pitch main image

Last Updated March 21, 2021 | 174 Shares

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: A career as a health writer, Finding work and getting published, Health writing skills, Writing about COVID-19

Last Updated March 21, 2021 | 32 Shares

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 skills, Writing about COVID-19

social media research strategies

Last Updated March 21, 2021 | 10 Shares

Social media research strategies for health writers

Experts are talking on social media, and you can listen.

Filed Under: Health writing skills, Writing about COVID-19

Health writing opportunities in a-COVID-19 world

Last Updated March 21, 2021 | 123 Shares

Health writing opportunities in a COVID-19 world

Ready to finally hear some good news? Health writing is a stable career pathway that will survive and potentially thrive during and after this pandemic.

Filed Under: A career as a health writer, Finding work and getting published, Freelance health writing, Writing about COVID-19

responsible reposting

Last Updated March 21, 2021 | 81 Shares

Responsible reposting: How to find and share quality COVID-19 information on social media

Health writers have an opportunity to be a voice of reason in a chorus of misleading medical information.

Filed Under: Health writing skills, Writing about COVID-19

how to tweet like a health writer

Last Updated March 21, 2021 | 62 Shares

How to tweet like a health writer

Twitter is more than just short, written messages – you can use videos, pictures, and links to engage your audience.

Filed Under: Health writing skills

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