Understanding violence and prevention during a pandemic
Date: October 07, 2021
BMSG events
Media Spokesperson Training: Lending Our Voices for Equity Investment
Date: October 05, 2021
Media Spokesperson Training: Lending Our Voices for Equity Investment
In this interactive, virtual two-part series with members of the Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative (BARHII), BMSG covered how participants could align their communication strategy with their …Introduction of media advocacy and strategic communications with Touro University
Date: September 30, 2021
Introduction of media advocacy and strategic communications with Touro University
BMSG facilitated an introductory training on media advocacy and strategic communications for Touro University MPH students, mostly in the physician assistant field. The training explored how students can …How can we combat misinformation on the COVID-19 vaccines?
Date: Feburary 22, 2021
How can we combat misinformation on the COVID-19 vaccines?
How and why does vaccine misinformation spread? What tools and strategies can we use to identify and disrupt misinformation? What does this mean for vaccine confidence? BMSG Director Lori Dorfman moderated …SF Urban Film Festival: ‘Cooked: Survival by Zipcode’
Date: Feburary 15, 2021
SF Urban Film Festival: ‘Cooked: Survival by Zipcode’
Our health equity coordinator Katherine Schaff moderated a panel discussion on the connection between place and health on February 15, during the 7th Annual SF Urban Film Fest . The panel explored how …Effective public health communication during the COVID-19 pandemic
Date: Feburary 10, 2021
Effective public health communication during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic shifted the ways public health professionals do health education and communication, both in terms of who is creating messages and how those messages are disseminated. To that …Risk communication during a pandemic
Date: January 26, 2021 - January 28, 2021
Risk communication during a pandemic
In January, BMSG joined Herramientas Comunicadores, located in Chile, to facilitate a series of workshops for radio hosts, reporters, and other communicators working in communities across Chile. Our trainer, …Health voices for housing: Media spokesperson trainings for BARHII partners
Date: January 12, 2021 - January 14, 2021
Health voices for housing: Media spokesperson trainings for BARHII partners
Public health and medical care staff can be powerful voices in decisions that impact housing conditions for California’s families and communities. Our voices have never been as important as they …Framing domestic violence prevention
Date: November 12, 2020 - January 14, 2021
Framing domestic violence prevention
During this 2-hour online training, BMSG introduced the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence to our approach to strategic communication and helped the group establish a shared language around …Introducing public health students to media advocacy
Date: October 15, 2020 - January 14, 2021