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Health Media

Health Media

The Open Society Foundations aim to advance the field of communication and media for advocacy on health and human rights. The foundations support civil society groups to effectively use media to advocate on key health issues that impact marginalized populations.

Open Society Voices

Connecting through Our Stories

March 15, 2013 by Sue Valentine

Personal storytelling is a powerful tool that communities advocating for better standards of health can use to communicate their needs.

Balancing Bad and Good Science in Broadcast News

March 7, 2013 by Kristina Krohn

When reporting on health, does the need to be a part of a growing and popular conversation outweigh the risk of giving air time to bad science?

Using Generativity

February 13, 2013 by Mary Joyce 1

Social media changes participation in movements, allowing citizens to adapt, inform, or create messages for change. How might public health groups harness such an organic model in their work?