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Issues and Media Training at Harvard Medical School
This is a Fall 2003 Newsletter Featured Article.
Other Featured Articles:
 Amy Kostant (left) of DC-based, nationally known Environmental Media Services, provided a valuable mini media training this Spring to a gathering at Harvard Medical School of physicians, students, nurses and other interested attendees.  The event was sponsored by the Harvard Medical Student PSR Chapter. Student co-chairs Nawal Atwan and Abby May helped GBPSR organize the informative evening at which GBPSR Board Chair Ted Schettler MD MPH (right) also spoke on the role of medical professionals in public advocacy and Tom Webster, Professor of Environmental Health at Boston University, shared his latest research projects. The goal of the media training was to provide guidance to health professionals on how to communicate with the press on environmental health issues. In particular Ms. Kostant provided tips on addressing scientific uncertainty, how to stay on message, and how to communicate effectively on television. GBPSR will continue to host such events to both educate health professionals on issues of concern, and help foster a cadre of providers who are comfortable speaking out on environmental health.
(Above) Health professional audience at the Harvard Medical
School training.
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