Policy that increases access to safe, stable, affordable housing can improve community health. But are residents and policymakers seeing that connection? This analysis of news from Philadelphia, part of a larger project for the Kresge Foundation, provides insights that may help advocates more effectively frame housing as a health issue.
Policy that increases access to safe, stable, affordable housing can improve community health. But are residents and policymakers seeing that connection? This analysis of news from Phoenix, part of a larger project for the Kresge Foundation, provides insights that may help advocates more effectively frame housing as a health issue.
Policy that increases access to safe, stable, affordable housing can improve community health. But are residents and policymakers seeing that connection? This analysis of news from Santa Ana, part of a larger project for the Kresge Foundation, provides insights that may help advocates more effectively frame housing as a health issue.
Policy that increases access to safe, stable, affordable housing can improve community health. But are residents and policymakers seeing that connection? This analysis of news from Seattle, part of a larger project for the Kresge Foundation, provides insights that may help advocates more effectively frame housing as a health issue.
Policy that increases access to safe, stable, affordable housing can improve community health. But are residents and policymakers seeing that connection? This analysis of news from Trenton, part of a larger project for the Kresge Foundation, provides insights that may help advocates more effectively frame housing as a health issue.
Policy that increases access to safe, stable, affordable housing can improve community health. But are residents and policymakers seeing that connection? This analysis of news from Washington, D.C., part of a larger project for the Kresge Foundation, provides insights that may help advocates more effectively frame housing as a health issue.
Policy that increases access to safe, stable, affordable housing can improve community health. But are residents and policymakers seeing that connection? This analysis of news from near Yakima, part of a larger project for the Kresge Foundation, provides insights that may help advocates more effectively frame housing as a health issue.
As we get closer to the distribution of vaccines for COVID-19, policymakers and the public are seeking information and voicing questions about their safety and efficacy. Public health practitioners at health departments and elsewhere can play an important role in addressing concerns and building trust to support the equitable rollout of vaccinations. This resource contains tips to help public health leaders communicate more clearly and effectively about vaccines.
Public health practitioners around the world are excited about the potential of enacting taxes to reduce consumption of sugary drinks. However, some success stories — like Seattle’s —have not been straightforward. To help advocates understand the nuances of the public narrative that surrounded the Seattle sugary drink tax and the lessons it might hold for future campaigns, BMSG evaluated news about the tax. With support from the Voices for Healthy Kids initiative of the American Heart Association, we analyzed how the issue was covered, whose perspectives were dominant — or overlooked — and how arguments were framed.
Public health practitioners provide policymakers, the media, and the public with accurate, timely information. But how do they do this as misinformation proliferates and efforts to prevent illness become politicized? Although BMSG typically focuses on communication aimed at shaping health policy, as mask mandates become more common, local health departments are increasingly seeking ways to overcome the challenges they face in supporting residents in adhering to such mandates. There’s no one easy communication solution, but this tip sheet offers some quick tips and examples to help.
