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Writing about COVID-19

Insights and writing strategies to help you write responsibly about COVID-19.

infodemic

Last Updated January 20, 2021

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 November 3, 2020 | 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

Last Updated October 19, 2020 | 6 Shares

Vaccine hesitancy during COVID-19: 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 6, 2020 | 39 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

successful pitch main image

Last Updated December 27, 2020 | 171 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 December 22, 2020 | 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 December 18, 2020 | 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 December 27, 2020 | 96 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 December 22, 2020 | 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 write about epidemics

Last Updated December 22, 2020 | 92 Shares

How to write about epidemics: Experts share their advice

Tips for health and medical writers on how to write responsibly and avoid spreading misinformation.

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

how to write about coronavirus

Last Updated December 22, 2020 | 172 Shares

Health communication best practices – a timely reminder

In a public health crisis like COVID-19, health communicators face multiple challenges and pressures – but we must remember the best-practices of responsible health reporting.

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

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