Renata Schiavo

1) Strategic Communication Resources 2) New York University
166 Bank Street Suite 5B
New York, NY
USA 10014
Email: renata@renataschiavo.com

Disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Renata Schiavo, Ph.D., M.A. is the Founder and Principal of Strategic Communication ResourcesSM, which focuses only on non-profit health organizations, foundations, associations and other US and international public health organizations. She is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Health at New York University, Steinhardt School, Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health, where she is on the faculty of the Community Public Health and Global Public Health M.P.H. programs (Courses: Health Communication: Theory and Practice; Cross-Cultural Health Communications). Renata has over 18 years of international healthcare experience, which includes the US, and several countries in Europe, Latin America and Africa. Her work has focused, in addition to others, on the following health areas: oncology/cancer, HIV/AIDS, malaria, leishmaniasis, CNS disorders/mental health, cardiovascular diseases, women’s health, respiratory diseases, obesity, biotechnology, infectious diseases, childhood immunization, adolescent immunization, flu immunization, global handwashing, tuberculosis, kids cancers, Lyme disease, pandemic flu, and primary nocturnal enuresis. Renata is a member of the American Public Health Association (APHA), the National Association of Medical Communicators (NAMC), and the Public Health Association of New York City (PHANYC) . She served as the 2007-2008 Chair of the APHA Health Communication Working Group. She also serves on the APHA Governing Council as a representative of the APHA Public Health Education and Promotion section (PHEHP). She is a member of the advisory board of Cases in Public Health Communication and Marketing, an on-line peer-reviewed journal. Renata has also contributed with articles and opinions to the Communication Initiative (CI) and is a member of the COMBI (Communication for Behavioral Impact) Global Technical Network (GTN), which is maintained by the World Health Organization (WHO). She is the author of a book on Health Communication: From Theory to Practice (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, April 2007) and other peer-reviewed publications. She has extensive experience on this topic.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

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