Webinar: How Public Health Can Navigate Communications Challenges

Public health communicators are facing growing challenges as organizations navigate new restrictions on language and increased scrutiny of messaging. A recent webinar featuring Dr. Jeff Niederdeppe of Cornell University and Dr. Julie Sweetland of the FrameWorks Institute examined how language, framing, and storytelling shape public understanding, influence funding and policy decisions, and affect progress toward health and equity.

Drawing on narrative research and tools such as FrameWorks’ Communicating Now: Framing for Health Equity, speakers shared practical strategies for communicating with clarity and care amid shifting norms and political pressures. The event also encouraged peer learning through a follow-up national discussion hosted by County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. Watch the webinar here.