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Berkeley Media Studies GroupHow Monterey County is …

WEBAbout this case study This case study is part of a series developed by the Berkeley Media Studies Group and supported by The California Endowment (TCE) that highlights the innovative work local health departments in California are doing to advance health equity. The Monterey County Health Department was one of three groups in the …

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Talking about our recovery from COVID: How public …

WEBSummary of key findings. Overall, public health practitioners’ voices are lacking in news coverage about how we will recover from the largest public health crisis of our time; that absence is especially stark when we consider how many equity-focused solutions could be relevant to this news coverage that go well beyond masks and vaccines.

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Berkeley Media Studies Group7 things advocates should …

WEB7 things advocates should know when communicating about health equity. by: Katherine Schaff posted on Wednesday, December 11, 2013. Like many people in public health, I’m part of multiple social circles and sometimes find myself in situations where public health, especially health equity, isn’t the typical conversation …

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Berkeley Media Studies GroupGet Healthy San Mateo …

WEBAbout this case study This case study is part of a series developed by the Berkeley Media Studies Group and supported by The California Endowment (TCE) that highlights the innovative work local health departments in California are doing to advance health equity. The San Mateo County Health System’s Health, Policy and Planning …

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Berkeley Media Studies GroupAdvancing health equity …

WEBAdvancing health equity through housing. Berkeley Media Studies Group (BMSG) is honored to be a grantee of The Kresge Foundation’s Advancing Health Equity Through Housing Initiative.This initiative seeks to identify community-driven practices that connect the housing and health sectors and recognize multisector partnerships that preserve …

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Elevating Latino experiences and voices in news about …

WEBBerkeley Media Studies Group (BMSG), a program of the Public Health Institute, was founded in 1993 and is dedicated to expanding the ability of public health professionals, journalists, and community groups to improve the systems and structures that determine health and safety. .We do this by helping people use the power of the media …

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Berkeley Media Studies GroupStrengthening racial and …

WEBHealthEquityGuide.org This website from our partners at Human Impact Partners is filled with case studies, webinars and other resources to help local health departments become more strategic in their approaches to addressing the root causes of health inequities.. Public Health Awakened: Organizing for health, equity, and justice BMSG is proud to be …

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Berkeley Media Studies GroupHousing, equity, and health …

WEBHousing, equity, and health in U.S. news, 2020-2021: Findings and recommendations Wednesday, July 06, 2022 Introduction. The evidence is clear: Health depends on access to safe, stable housing. 1–5 Unfortunately, a legacy of inequitable and unjust housing policies limit access to housing for many people, based on factors like race, immigration …

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Berkeley Media Studies GroupAdvancing Health Equity …

WEBOur surroundings shape our health. For decades, evidence pointing to this truth has been growing, and we now know that the places where we live, learn, work, and play not only influence health outcomes, but that they do so even more than medicine or genetics. We also know that the policies and practices associated with […]

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media advocacy 101

WEBMedia advocacy began in the 1980s as a product of increasing collaboration between public health groups and public interest and consumer advocates working on health and social issues. It was a key strategy used to advance policies developed by tobacco control advocates and those working to reduce alcohol-related problems.

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Issue 1: What is media advocacy

WEBAn eighth grade girl in Pojoaque, New Mexico, a family physician in Davis, California, and a network of tobacco control advocates around the country, along with many others, all share a strong belief in the power of the media to promote public health goals. Each took on powerful “manufacturers of illness,” and each, in part […]

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Berkeley Media Studies GroupVideo: Epigenetics and equity: The …

WEBDownload PDF » Video: Epigenetics and equity: The health and social impacts of racism and inequality Friday, May 15, 2015. BMSG co-founder Larry Wallack, who directs public health studies at Portland State University, joins Rachael Banks, manager of Multnomah County’s Healthy Birth initiative, to discuss a new area of …

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Berkeley Media Studies GroupHow can we connect racial and …

WEBSome Bay Area communities centuries away from meeting housing goals. Even tech workers can’t afford to buy homes in San Francisco. As Bay Area’s housing crisis continues, segregation grows. If you live in the Bay Area, chances are, you’ve read a headline like one of these. And as options for affordable, quality housing become harder …

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Berkeley Media Studies GroupMore than a message: Framing …

WEBIf they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers. — Thomas Pynchon (2000) Public health educators are often confronted by challenging arguments from companies that produce harmful products. Tobacco companies say they sell a legal product. Alcohol companies insist that most people drink …

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ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY AWARDS 2017

WEBThe Public Health Division of Napa County’s Health and Human Services Agency was one of three groups in the state recognized at “Advancing Health Equity Awards 2017: Highlighting Health Equity Practice in California Public Health Departments,” a ceremony and set of awards created by The California Endowment and administered …

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Berkeley Media Studies GroupTop pandemic-themed public health …

WEBDuring the early days of the pandemic, we read news coverage about the virus obsessively. No story was too small. We also paid close attention to behind-the-scenes conversations happening on public health listservs, and an overwhelming number of threads pointed to the need for one thing: more robust infrastructure and funding. …

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Berkeley Media Studies GroupUsing social math to support your …

WEBUsing social math to support your policy issue. by: Berkeley Media Studies Group posted on Monday, March 30, 2015. Every day we are bombarded with news stories involving very large numbers.

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Berkeley Media Studies GroupWhat's really behind the soda …

WEBWhat’s really behind the soda industry’s ‘choice’ rhetoric. by: Heather Gehlert posted on Monday, July 30, 2012. Last week, following New York City’s public hearing on Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal to cap soda sizes at 16 ounces, industry reps and other critics pushed back hard, saying the ban on large portions “restricts choice.”

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Price: The 4 Ps of marketing

WEBDownload PDF » Price: The 4 Ps of marketing — selling junk food to communities of color Thursday, July 25, 2019. Last year, Burger King announced that it would be selling 100 chicken nuggets for $10. 1 Taco Bell’s Cravings Value Menu includes options such as the Beefy Fritos Burrito or the Cinnabon Delights 2-pack for $1. 2 And …

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Berkeley Media Studies GroupFood industry messaging pulled …

WEBFood industry messaging pulled from Big Tobacco playbook. by: Pamela Mejia posted on Friday, April 18, 2014 “Is Big Food the new tobacco?” wondered a group of food and beverage industry executives at a recent New York conference dedicated to addressing legal challenges to their industries. We don’t often hear it from industry representatives …

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