"Racial Diversity in Health Communication is Worthy of Investment" Report
Health communication is meant to be an interdisciplinary branch of communications within public health and healthcare. The field is concerned with creating, researching, and disseminating information about health to various audiences. This takes place on paper and through digital formats. Historically, health communication as a discipline has focused on educating "minority" audiences on how to be well. Traditional health communication takes a top-down approach to health.Communicate For Health Justice (CFHJ) has a different take. On our platform, it's those in the health communications industry who require retraining. Health communication is severely missing two important elements, historical significance and sociocultural context. Without this, health communication cannot be equitable or just, and it will not genuinely engage anyone, let alone the intended audiences. In this report, Racial Diversity in Health Communication is Worthy of Investment, CFHJ explores the data on racial diversity in the communications and health communication industries, how diverse leadership is connected to revenue and innovation, and how a racially-diverse team can improve your health communication practices.
Health communication is meant to be an interdisciplinary branch of communications within public health and healthcare. The field is concerned with creating, researching, and disseminating information about health to various audiences. This takes place on paper and through digital formats. Historically, health communication as a discipline has focused on educating "minority" audiences on how to be well. Traditional health communication takes a top-down approach to health.Communicate For Health Justice (CFHJ) has a different take. On our platform, it's those in the health communications industry who require retraining. Health communication is severely missing two important elements, historical significance and sociocultural context. Without this, health communication cannot be equitable or just, and it will not genuinely engage anyone, let alone the intended audiences. In this report, Racial Diversity in Health Communication is Worthy of Investment, CFHJ explores the data on racial diversity in the communications and health communication industries, how diverse leadership is connected to revenue and innovation, and how a racially-diverse team can improve your health communication practices.
Health communication is meant to be an interdisciplinary branch of communications within public health and healthcare. The field is concerned with creating, researching, and disseminating information about health to various audiences. This takes place on paper and through digital formats. Historically, health communication as a discipline has focused on educating "minority" audiences on how to be well. Traditional health communication takes a top-down approach to health.Communicate For Health Justice (CFHJ) has a different take. On our platform, it's those in the health communications industry who require retraining. Health communication is severely missing two important elements, historical significance and sociocultural context. Without this, health communication cannot be equitable or just, and it will not genuinely engage anyone, let alone the intended audiences. In this report, Racial Diversity in Health Communication is Worthy of Investment, CFHJ explores the data on racial diversity in the communications and health communication industries, how diverse leadership is connected to revenue and innovation, and how a racially-diverse team can improve your health communication practices.
