Overcoming Challenges & Leveraging Strengths: An Action Guide for Communicators at Public Health Agencies

Public health communicators navigating high expectations and limited resources now have a new resource tailored to their needs. The Public Health Communications Collaborative (PHCC), with the Harvard Opinion Research Program, has released Overcoming Challenges & Leveraging Strengths: An Action Guide for Communicators at Public Health Agencies, grounded in 50 in-depth interviews with governmental communicators nationwide. The guide offers practical strategies and worksheets to support everyday communications work.

A live webinar on February 25, 2026, will walk through how to use the guide and feature real-world insights from communications leaders — including NPHIC members Heather Strickland of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and Sharon Bogan of Public Health Seattle & King County on challenges and solutions in practice. Register here.