By Andrea O’Brien As a strategic communications student in the Missouri School of Journalism, the idea of children being “turned on” by fast food logos really interests me. In the classroom, we are taught how to best sell a product, incorporating color, shapes, and other aspects to make a memorable impression … Continue reading
By Andrea O’Brien Starting this fall semester, Health Communication Research Center Director Jon Stemmle will join the Missouri School of Journalism full time as an assistant professor in Strategic Communication. Stemmle will teach classes primarily in public relations, as well as social media and health communications. Along with his teaching load, Stemmle … Continue reading
By Casey Williams, M.D. Health systems have traditionally approached health communication on an individual basis, with care team members interacting with patients and their loved ones after an illness happened. There has been limited communication between health care systems and the larger communities in which they exist. Those in healthcare … Continue reading
By Natalie Hampton Recently I had the good fortune to attend the three-day National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Kansas City, joining over 2,000 tobacco control supporters from across the county. The energy was incredible – lots of passionate, hard working folks. If anyone was feeling worn down by the struggle … Continue reading
By Amy Dunaway Like those of us in the middle of the country, if you’re in the United States right now, chances are you’ve experienced some blistering temperatures, too. Some of us are air conditioning advocates and others choose to tough it out by simply finding a shady place outside. … Continue reading
We’ve created some additional resources from our work on Photovoice Missouri in the form of site-specific videos. For five of our communities, we had more footage than we could put into our larger project video so for Dallas County, Dent County, Mercer County, Shelby County and St. Louis we have … Continue reading
By Jon Stemmle A few months ago my father learned that he needed to have heart survey to repair a leaky heart valve. Along with the worry that goes with any surgery, let alone on your heart, my dad also was told he needed to change his diet. Now this … Continue reading
By Jon Stemmle A short time ago, I was honored to be invited to attend the MU Honors Convocation as a mentor. As I looked around the room at the 1,324 honors graduates and respective mentors filling Mizzou Arena, I thought about the amazing futures the people in that room … Continue reading
By Jon Stemmle It’s been a few weeks since the American Telemedicine Association national conference ended, and I’m still sorting out all that I learned. Although we’ve been involved with telehealth through the Heartland Telehealth Resource Center since late 2010, attending the national conference was like a master class in telemedicine practice. The one … Continue reading
It’s been a month since the Photovoice Missouri awards and many of the results of this year-long project are now available online. While we’ve mentioned the Flickr site in a previous post, you can also now find all of the photos from the finalists in a PowerPoint presentation on Slideshare. We’ve also created a … Continue reading
