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A
Clinic on
Communications
was held on May 20th at Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School, for providers of programs that enhance health. This workshop
was
designed to demonstrate the key elements of a communication plan for
groups wishing to get a particular message out to the public. A workshop
following the presentation focused on bridging the cultural and linguistic gap in public
communications with non-English-speaking populations.
Diane Barry, MS, is an expert in health communications, particularly
in the areas of substance abuse and violence prevention. She serves as
senior communications officer for
Educational Development Center in Newton, MA, and for Health and
Health and Human Development programs.
She works in several communities throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island
helping them to communicate more effectively about public health issues.
She is an adjunct professor at the Boston University School of Public
Health, where she teaches health communications in the graduate program.
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(Top row) Diane Barry outlines
the essential elements of a communications plan and invites clinic
participants to describe elements of their own plan to communicate to a
target audience. (Middle row, left)
Rosa Oliveira,
Adult Program Coordinator for the Diabetes
Association listens with Community
Coordinator Maureen Estes and WIC program coordinator Lisa Alves to
BCC Literacy Coordinator Diane McMullen describe her communications plan.
(Middle, right) URI psychology intern Marco Andrade listens to Rev. Gerson
Annunciacao of Christ is Life Presbyterian Church describe his
communications plan. (Bottom row) Mass. Dept. of
Correction officer Ron Gagne listens as BCC Cable Television Coordinator
explains his communications plan to Paula Harris of Health First. (Bottom, middle)
Representatives of Khmer, Portuguese and Spanish-speaking Fall River
populations present their ideas for improving communications to Community
Coordinator Maureen Estes. (Bottom, right) Lisa Alves and Church of God
Pastor Ismael Moreno and his wife Miriam listen as Ms. Estes makes a
point.
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