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March 4

The power of public health storytelling

Health Policy
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Location
The Studio & Online

Time

1:00 pm – 1:50 pm

Event Type

Lectures/Seminars/Forums
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Presented jointly with the Center for Health Communication at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health 

How can storytelling raise awareness of urgent public health issues — and begin to shape a meaningful response? This panel of skilled storytellers will share insights from their own experience and offer ideas about how journalists, authors, and community organizers can leverage personal narratives to powerful effect. 

Register for free to submit your questions.   

An on-demand video will be posted after the event. 

Speakers

Annie Brewster 

Founder of the Health Story Collaborative 
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Vidya Krishnan 

Journalist and author of "The Phantom Plague"
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Predrag Stojicic

Adjunct Lecturer on Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Moderator

Emily Ann Harrison

Instructor in Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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