Skip Navigation
University of Missouri-Columbia
 
Health Communication Research Center
MU School of Journalism
  Breast Cancer Pharmaceuticals Teen Smoking Cancer Communication in Black Newspapers Arthritis
  HCRC Only
  HCRC and Journalism
 
 
   About HCRC  
   HCRC Bios
HCRC Members
 
   Research Projects  
   HCRC Collaborators
Funding Agencies
 
   Media Room
Press Releases
Media Coverage
 
   Events
Past Events
 
   Resources
Bibliography
Links
 
   Contact HCRC
Driving Directions
 
 
 

Past Events

This represents an archive of past HCRC events. Each event includes a brief description and any resource materials that came from the event.



Date: October 28, 2005

Event: "The Role of Media in Covering and Shaping Health Policy"

Description: Julie Rovner, health policy correspondent for National Public Radio presented "The Role of Media in Covering and Shaping Health Policy" at the Sinclair School of Nursing. About 20 people from the School of Journalism and Sinclair School of Nursing attended the event.



Date: May 12, 2005

Event: America's Emerging Health Care Crisis

Description: "America's Emerging Health Care Crisis" was a free workshop open to the general public that featured presentations about topic such as disease economics and the impact of arthritis, controversies in drug regulation, and how media gatekeepers approach medical issues and decide how and what to present to the public. The speakers were:

  • Rear Admiral Steven Galson, MD, Acting Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA

  • Geneva Overholser, Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Reporting, Missouri School of Journalism, and former ombudsman for The Washington Post

  • Captain Joe Sniezek, MD, MPH, U.S Public Health Service Chief, Arthritis Program National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC

Media coverage:Several media outlets from around the state attended the event and did interviews, including: Columbia Missourian, St. Louis Post Dispatch, KOMU-TV, KFRU radio, Strategic Healthcare Marketing (a trade publication), California Lawyer magazine.

Resources: Learn about speakers and presentations.



Date: Oct. 5, 2004

Event: Terror in the Heartland: New ideas for covering disasters that affect agriculture and health

Description: Terror in the Heartland was a free workshop to train reporters, editors and other professional communicators about how to better report on threats to our food supply, air and water.

Media coverage:Several media outlets from around the state did stories about the event, including KMIZ-17 and KRCG-13 in Columbia, KBIA radio, and KYTV-3 in Springfield. Stories also ran in the Columbia Missourian.

Resources: Learn about speakers, presentations, participants, and more.



Date: April 22, 2004

Event: Sixth Annual Research Day Cooperative Ph.D. Program in Nursing

Description: Four members of the HCRC participated in a roundtable discussion entitled "Multidisciplinary Research Collaboration: Health Communication Research Center of the MU Schools of Journalism and Nursing.” The participants were: HCRC Director Glen Cameron & Professor Cynthia Frisby, both from the Missouri School of Journalism and HCRC Director Jane Armer & Professor Louise Miller, both from the Sinclair School of Nursing.



Date: April 5, 2004

Event: Dunwoody and Miller to speak about "Scientists and Journalists: When Scientists Meet the Media"

Description: Health communication experts Sharon Dunwoody and Julie Ann Miller dissected the relationships between scientists and journalists, including what enhances those relationships and what damages them. Dunwoody is the Evjue Bascom Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who teaches science communication writing and research courses. Miller is the editor of Science News, based in Washington, D.C.



Date: Feb. 16-17, 2004

Event: Dr. Glen Nowak of the CDC Visits MU

Description: Dr. Glen Nowak, associate director for communications for the National Immunization Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, spoke to students and faculty at the Missouri School of Journalism and Sinclair School of Nursing about health communication issues such as immunization and recent epidemics such as the bird flu and Mad Cow disease.

Media Coverage: While in Columbia, Nowak was interviewed by several local media outlets, including KMIZ-TV, and KRCG-TV, "The Amy Miller Show" on 93.9 The Eagle. The Columbia Missourian also published a story on Nowak's visit entitled "CDC director touts disease awareness in lecture at MU."

Resources: Nowak's PowerPoint presentation "The 2003-2004 Influenza Season: Communication Challenges and Approaches" (Reprinted with permission). Also available as an Adobe PDF.


 
Printer-Friendly Printer-Friendly   E-Mail It! E-Mail It!   Add to Favorites Add to Favorites

 
Copyright © 2004 The Curators of the University of Missouri  •  Revised: 30 Oct. 2005.  •  Comments?