Winter on the web: Strategic communications on the offense
Date: November 14, 2017
BMSG events
Immigration: A dialogue with Alameda County Public Health Department
Date: October 30, 2017
Immigration: A dialogue with Alameda County Public Health Department
Immigration policy can have profound impacts on the health of our communities. In this webinar, part of a “Communicating About Health Equity” series supported by The California Endowment, Berkeley …Webinar: Examining the public debate on school food nutrition guidelines: Findings and lessons learned from an analysis of news coverage and legislative debates
Date: October 27, 2016
Webinar: Examining the public debate on school food nutrition guidelines: Findings and lessons learned from an analysis of news coverage and legislative debates
In 2010, Barack Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA), the first piece of legislation in over 30 years to include substantial reforms to school nutrition guidelines. Yet, no research …Webinar: Changing the discourse about community violence: To prevent it, we have to talk about it
Date: September 21, 2016
Webinar: Changing the discourse about community violence: To prevent it, we have to talk about it
It will be easier to make the big changes our communities need to prevent violence if we change the narrative around it and make prevention a visible part of the conversation. In this webinar, Berkeley …Webinar: The news about childhood trauma: Findings and implications
Date: March 16, 2016
Webinar: The news about childhood trauma: Findings and implications
As part of a Futures Without Violence webinar series about children’s exposure to trauma, BMSG’s Pamela Mejia shares BMSG research on news portrayals of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). The research …Webinar: Mind the gap: Framing the relationship between community retailers and community health
Date: Feburary 03, 2016
Webinar: Mind the gap: Framing the relationship between community retailers and community health
Developing effective, values-based messaging is an essential aspect of public health advocacy. In this webinar, Phil Wilbur, a consultant for the Berkeley Media Studies Group, discusses message framing …Webinar: Findings and opportunities from an analysis of community violence and safety in California news
Date: May 29, 2015
Webinar: Findings and opportunities from an analysis of community violence and safety in California news
News coverage of violence shapes how the public and policymakers understand community violence and what should be done about it. With support from the Northern California Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit …Webinar: Fast-food fights: What can we learn from the news about fast-food land-use policies?
Date: Feburary 13, 2015
Webinar: Fast-food fights: What can we learn from the news about fast-food land-use policies?
Strategic zoning and land-use policies can be an effective way to improve the environments that contribute to chronic health problems, but before advocates can implement land-use policies, they must first …Webinar: The importance of language in advancing health equity
Date: January 29, 2015
Webinar: The importance of language in advancing health equity
Health equity language is value laden and full of “shortcut” terminology. Many of our terms, such as “health equity,” “social determinants of health” and “social justice,” are often only …Webinar: Social norms change and health equity
Date: September 23, 2014