{"product_id":"teaching-public-health-writing-paperback-2","title":"Teaching Public Health Writing - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Beard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClear, concise, engaging writing is critically important to public health practice. The Covid-19 pandemic has repeatedly thrown this fact into stark relief. No matter how hard we try, with the best intentions and evidence, public health professionals and researchers have struggled to communicate clear messages to the many audiences looking for information. The result has often been resistance, miscommunication, and deepening political division. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eTeaching Public Health Writing\u003c\/em\u003e is a call to action for schools and programs of public health. Jennifer Beard, drawing on her interdisciplinary background in population health and the humanities, argues that writing practice and mentoring need to be central components of the graduate and undergraduate public health curriculum. Public health students are learning to translate complex technical content from a wide array of disciplines into engaging documents for vastly different audiences. This learning experience can be time-consuming and anxiety-inducing. \u003cem\u003eTeaching Public Health Writing\u003c\/em\u003e--the first book in the new Teaching Public Health instructor series--prompts educators at every level to rethink the place of writing in public health education. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing composition and public health theory, narrative examples, and detailed instructions from writing assignments used in public health classrooms across many disciplines and genres, \u003cem\u003eTeaching Public Health Writing \u003c\/em\u003eoffers instructors a helpful guide to refresh or redesign in-course writing instruction and assignments. It ensures the next generation of public health professionals have the tools they need to communicate confidently and effectively.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJennifer Beard\u003c\/strong\u003e, PhD, MA, MPH, is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Global Health at Boston University School of Public Health where she is the Director of the Public Health Writing Program. She is an Assistant Director of Narrative in the BU Center for Antiracist Research, the Associate Editor of Public Health Post, and a co-founder of the Global Health Storytelling Program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8.31 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453830775005,"sku":"9780197576465","price":83.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/8n7xcw-ZSt9780197576465_e5c0d315-bd6a-4cc0-87cc-b10869eddccd.webp?v=1771568071","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/teaching-public-health-writing-paperback-2","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}