New Voices from the Field – Public Health Speaks Podcast: Empathy, Autonomy, and the Future of Health Communication

Recorded at the 2025 NCHCMM in Atlanta, NPHIC’s Public Health Speaks podcast continues its Voices from the Field series with a timely conversation on health autonomy, motivation, and artificial intelligence in communication. Amelia Burke-Garcia, PhD, Director of the Center for Health Communication Science at NORC, shares insights from her recent opinion piece and explores how Self-Determination Theory can strengthen practice.

She discusses designing empathetic, relevant messaging that supports autonomy while advancing population health goals, and how AI tools can help scale tailored, evidence-based communication. Tune in for practical insights for health communicators navigating today’s complex information landscape. Listen to the episode here.