Renata Schiavo
Taylor & Francis Group, Global Health and Allied Sciences, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Communication in Healthcare: Strategies, Media, and Engagement in Global Health
Renata Schiavo, PhD, MA, CCL is a public health, healthcare, global health, health equity, health communication, and social innovation specialist. She is a Senior Lecturer at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health; Founder and Board President, Health Equity Initiative; Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Communication in Healthcare: Strategies, Media, and Engagement in Global Health, which is published by Taylor & Francis; and a Principal at Strategies for Equity and Impact (SECI), a global consultancy. As a researcher, advocate, and practitioner, Dr. Schiavo is interested in community- and system-driven multisectoral models, partnerships, and interventions to address health, equity, and social issues. She has experience in 20+ health, medical, social, and communication areas. Her recent work has focused on health inequities; community health; maternal, newborn, infant and child health; epidemics and emerging diseases; mental health; capacity building and training; urban health; chronic malnutrition; cultural competence; continuing medical education (CME)/continuing education (CE); population health; program evaluation; and health systems strengthening, among others. Dr. Schiavo's work has been supported by the Office of Minority Health Resource Center, HHS Office of Minority Health; UNICEF; the World Health Organization, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, among others. She is the author of the internationally acclaimed book, Health Communication: From Theory to Practice, now in its second edition, as well as 50+ publications and 150+ scientific presentations.
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Policy communication and public advocacy
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Health literacy
The evaluation of health communication interventions
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PRAISE FOR HEALTH COMMUNICATION: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE - FROM THE BACK COVER
"This new edition superbly blends the practical with the theoretical in a well-structured, updated text on health communication. The author has further elaborated on a particularly critical aspect of strategic communication planning: participatory research, emphasizing a key mantra of health communication: Listen to the people." —Everold Hosein, PhD, senior communication advisor/consultant to WHO and UNICEF; adjunct professor/ coordinator, WHO and New York University Summer Institute on IMC/Communication for Behavioral Impact (COMBI); adjunct professor/codirector, Global Health Communication Center, Indiana University.
"This timely, topical, and relevant update captures the breadth and depth of experiences, interventions, and theories. It serves to provision the novice communicator as well as seasoned academics and executives." —Mario R. Nacinovich, Jr., MSC, managing partner, AXON; adjunct faculty member, Boston University; former editor-in-chief, Journal of Communication in Healthcare.
"This useful book on the theory and practice of health communication has proved itself in the public health literature. Health communication is integral to public health practice and advocacy and Dr. Schiavo's book is both clearly written and comprehensive." —Sally Guttmacher, PhD, professor, Public Health, New York University.
"Reflecting the rapid changes in health care, including patient-centered care delivery, and with case studies from the United States and international sites, this edition will be an essential resource for health communicators at all levels of scholarship and practice." —Marian Huhman, PhD, Department of Communication, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
"Dr. Schiavo has authored a book that captures new trends and emerging challenges in health communication and development. An essential reading for anyone involved in domestic or global public health initiatives." —Rafael Obregon, PhD, chief, Communication for Development Section, UNICEF, New York.""
Select Papers, Book Chapters, and Reports by Renata Schiavo
Editorial
EDITORIAL
confronting stigma and misinformation, Journal of Communication in Healthcare: Strategies, Media and Engagement in Global Health, 14:4, 269-270, DOI: 10.1080/17538068.2021.2002592
Editorial
Capacity building and training help empower the community and population health organizations to partner with local health departments and collaboratively design multisectoral interventions that account for the complexity of public health and health promotion challenges in the era of COVID-19 and beyond. Ideally, training programs should be informed by an understanding of the needs and priorities of the professionals for whom they are intended. This brief report focuses on the results of a pilot online survey conducted as part of a larger pilot study by the New York State Association of County Health Officials and the Region 2 Public Health Training Center among population and community health professionals (n = 27) from four counties in New York State during the COVID-19 pandemic. Survey participants included a diverse group of staff members from various large and small nonprofit organizations, federally qualified health centers, academic institutions, hospitals, and insurers. Survey findings provide preliminary insights into the extent to which these organizations have been involved in the COVID-19 response in partnership with LHDs, barriers they faced in responding to the needs of the populations they serve and adjusting their work routines/operations to COVID-19 guidelines, and their top emerging organizational and training needs. Lessons learned from conducting an online survey during a public health emergency and implications for future training interventions for population and community health professionals are also discussed within the context of promoting multisectoral collaboration with local health departments, solving complex public health problems, and advancing health equity.
EDITORIAL
Citation: Schiavo, R., Lee, L. T., Spencer, P., Washington, T., Roque-Lewis, A., Vu, A., and Health Equity Initiative. (2020). COVID-19: Emerging Community Needs & Policy Solutions. A Community Leaders Forum: Report and Call to Action. New York, NY: Health Equity Initiative. July 2020. Available at: https://www.healthequityinitiative.org/reports.html
Summary
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its disproportionate impact among Black, Brown and Indigenous communities as well as other communities of color and many marginalized and underserved groups both in the Unites States and globally, Health Equity Initiative, designed, organized and hosted a Community Leaders Forum to highlight the experience and insights of community leaders from across the United States. The Forum focused on (a) how the coronavirus underscores many of the challenges and health and social inequities we already knew existed, (b) emerging community needs in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and (c) community-driven ideas for policy solutions that may address emerging needs and priorities that contribute to COVID-19 inequities. This report and call to action includes the discussion from the Forum and features recommendations for policy solutions that are grounded in the experience of the community leaders who participated, and focus on a variety of topics including addressing food insecurity, mobilizing resources for hospitals and clinical practices in underserved neighborhoods, improving the quality and affordability of healthcare services, mitigating the digital divide in "redlined" neighborhoods, prioritizing funding to address loneliness and the mental health impact of the pandemic among marginalized communities, and increasing support for the work of local CBOs, among others.
Renata Schiavo (Editor-in-Chief) (2020) Children and COVID-19: addressing
the mental health impact of the pandemic, Journal of Communication in Healthcare: Strategies, Media, and Engagement in Global Health. 13:3, 147-150, DOI: 10.1080/17538068.2020.1821438
Editorial
in Healthcare: Strategies, Media, and Engagement in Global Health. DOI: 10.1080/17538068.2020.1762983
Abstract
Childhood routine immunization (RI) is a highly effective public health intervention for the prevention of infectious diseases. Despite high immunization rates, a 2018 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) study by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) noted a growing practice of vaccine refusal among parents and primary caregivers as well as clusters of significantly lower immunization coverage in some provinces. Moreover, a 2018 Joint Appraisal report by GAVI (Global Vaccine Alliance) has highlighted a decrease in immunization rates among children under 1 year of age from 96.1% to 92% for some vaccines. As a result, UNICEF is spearheading a national communication initiative to increase the rates of RI in Kyrgyzstan. This initiative includes strengthening interpersonal communication skills of local healthcare workers, improving the quality and accuracy of media coverage via a tailored outreach to the Kyrgyz media, as well as fostering community engagement to give voice to local champions and engage hesitant parents and vaccine refuters. UNICEF has also partnered with a research team for the design phase of a suitable evaluation framework. Grounded in the socio-ecological model (SEM) of health, the framework recognizes the interconnection of behavioral, social, and policy change, and includes not only activity-specific indicators (process indicators) but also progress, outcome, and impact indicators to document results among key groups and stakeholders at different levels of the SEM, and, ultimately, on immunization rates in Kyrgyzstan. The framework reflects the importance of an integrated and multilevel approach to intervention and communication design, and integrates the SEM with a logic model that connects different components of the initiative. This paper introduces this evaluation framework, including implications for the evaluation of child health programs, and other public health, communication, and international development interventions.
Viruses know no boundaries, but the impact of pandemics highlight faulty health systems and at-risk individuals. The novel coronavirus of 2019–2020 pandemic has hit certain groups of people within the United States more severely than others. Those living in underserved
areas, often with financial hardship, and black and brown individuals, are more prone to experience sickness and death from the virus. This roundtable discussion brings together several experts from various fields
related to health equity to address these disparities and recommend actions needed to attain equity.
Citation: Schiavo, R. (2018). Turning the tide on mental health: Communication professionals needed. Journal of Communication in Healthcare: Strategies, Media and Engagement in Global Health, 11:1, 4-6. View at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538068.2018.1443716?scroll=top&needAccess=true
To cite this article:
Renata Schiavo (2017) Turning clinicians into community leaders: perspectives from a recent trip in Cuba and beyond, Journal of Communication in Healthcare: Strategies, Media, and Engagement in Global Health 10:2, 61-63, DOI: 10.1080/17538068.2017.1344808
To link to this article:
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Citation:
Schiavo, R., and Smith, K. Advancing Health Equity: Population Health and the Role of Multisectoral Collaborations. (2017) In: Bialek, R., Beitsch, and Moran, J. Solving Population Health Problems through Collaboration. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
Renata Schiavo (2017) Looking back at our Journal in 2016!, Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 10:1, 1-2, DOI: 10.1080/17538068.2017.1294645
Health equity
Urban health
New media
Emergency and risk communication
Strategic partnerships in health communication
Policy communication and public advocacy
Cultural competence
Health literacy
The evaluation of health communication interventions
For additional information: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118122194.html
PRAISE FOR HEALTH COMMUNICATION: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE - FROM THE BACK COVER
"This new edition superbly blends the practical with the theoretical in a well-structured, updated text on health communication. The author has further elaborated on a particularly critical aspect of strategic communication planning: participatory research, emphasizing a key mantra of health communication: Listen to the people." —Everold Hosein, PhD, senior communication advisor/consultant to WHO and UNICEF; adjunct professor/ coordinator, WHO and New York University Summer Institute on IMC/Communication for Behavioral Impact (COMBI); adjunct professor/codirector, Global Health Communication Center, Indiana University.
"This timely, topical, and relevant update captures the breadth and depth of experiences, interventions, and theories. It serves to provision the novice communicator as well as seasoned academics and executives." —Mario R. Nacinovich, Jr., MSC, managing partner, AXON; adjunct faculty member, Boston University; former editor-in-chief, Journal of Communication in Healthcare.
"This useful book on the theory and practice of health communication has proved itself in the public health literature. Health communication is integral to public health practice and advocacy and Dr. Schiavo's book is both clearly written and comprehensive." —Sally Guttmacher, PhD, professor, Public Health, New York University.
"Reflecting the rapid changes in health care, including patient-centered care delivery, and with case studies from the United States and international sites, this edition will be an essential resource for health communicators at all levels of scholarship and practice." —Marian Huhman, PhD, Department of Communication, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
"Dr. Schiavo has authored a book that captures new trends and emerging challenges in health communication and development. An essential reading for anyone involved in domestic or global public health initiatives." —Rafael Obregon, PhD, chief, Communication for Development Section, UNICEF, New York.""
Editorial
EDITORIAL
confronting stigma and misinformation, Journal of Communication in Healthcare: Strategies, Media and Engagement in Global Health, 14:4, 269-270, DOI: 10.1080/17538068.2021.2002592
Editorial
Capacity building and training help empower the community and population health organizations to partner with local health departments and collaboratively design multisectoral interventions that account for the complexity of public health and health promotion challenges in the era of COVID-19 and beyond. Ideally, training programs should be informed by an understanding of the needs and priorities of the professionals for whom they are intended. This brief report focuses on the results of a pilot online survey conducted as part of a larger pilot study by the New York State Association of County Health Officials and the Region 2 Public Health Training Center among population and community health professionals (n = 27) from four counties in New York State during the COVID-19 pandemic. Survey participants included a diverse group of staff members from various large and small nonprofit organizations, federally qualified health centers, academic institutions, hospitals, and insurers. Survey findings provide preliminary insights into the extent to which these organizations have been involved in the COVID-19 response in partnership with LHDs, barriers they faced in responding to the needs of the populations they serve and adjusting their work routines/operations to COVID-19 guidelines, and their top emerging organizational and training needs. Lessons learned from conducting an online survey during a public health emergency and implications for future training interventions for population and community health professionals are also discussed within the context of promoting multisectoral collaboration with local health departments, solving complex public health problems, and advancing health equity.
EDITORIAL
Citation: Schiavo, R., Lee, L. T., Spencer, P., Washington, T., Roque-Lewis, A., Vu, A., and Health Equity Initiative. (2020). COVID-19: Emerging Community Needs & Policy Solutions. A Community Leaders Forum: Report and Call to Action. New York, NY: Health Equity Initiative. July 2020. Available at: https://www.healthequityinitiative.org/reports.html
Summary
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its disproportionate impact among Black, Brown and Indigenous communities as well as other communities of color and many marginalized and underserved groups both in the Unites States and globally, Health Equity Initiative, designed, organized and hosted a Community Leaders Forum to highlight the experience and insights of community leaders from across the United States. The Forum focused on (a) how the coronavirus underscores many of the challenges and health and social inequities we already knew existed, (b) emerging community needs in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and (c) community-driven ideas for policy solutions that may address emerging needs and priorities that contribute to COVID-19 inequities. This report and call to action includes the discussion from the Forum and features recommendations for policy solutions that are grounded in the experience of the community leaders who participated, and focus on a variety of topics including addressing food insecurity, mobilizing resources for hospitals and clinical practices in underserved neighborhoods, improving the quality and affordability of healthcare services, mitigating the digital divide in "redlined" neighborhoods, prioritizing funding to address loneliness and the mental health impact of the pandemic among marginalized communities, and increasing support for the work of local CBOs, among others.
Renata Schiavo (Editor-in-Chief) (2020) Children and COVID-19: addressing
the mental health impact of the pandemic, Journal of Communication in Healthcare: Strategies, Media, and Engagement in Global Health. 13:3, 147-150, DOI: 10.1080/17538068.2020.1821438
Editorial
in Healthcare: Strategies, Media, and Engagement in Global Health. DOI: 10.1080/17538068.2020.1762983
Abstract
Childhood routine immunization (RI) is a highly effective public health intervention for the prevention of infectious diseases. Despite high immunization rates, a 2018 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) study by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) noted a growing practice of vaccine refusal among parents and primary caregivers as well as clusters of significantly lower immunization coverage in some provinces. Moreover, a 2018 Joint Appraisal report by GAVI (Global Vaccine Alliance) has highlighted a decrease in immunization rates among children under 1 year of age from 96.1% to 92% for some vaccines. As a result, UNICEF is spearheading a national communication initiative to increase the rates of RI in Kyrgyzstan. This initiative includes strengthening interpersonal communication skills of local healthcare workers, improving the quality and accuracy of media coverage via a tailored outreach to the Kyrgyz media, as well as fostering community engagement to give voice to local champions and engage hesitant parents and vaccine refuters. UNICEF has also partnered with a research team for the design phase of a suitable evaluation framework. Grounded in the socio-ecological model (SEM) of health, the framework recognizes the interconnection of behavioral, social, and policy change, and includes not only activity-specific indicators (process indicators) but also progress, outcome, and impact indicators to document results among key groups and stakeholders at different levels of the SEM, and, ultimately, on immunization rates in Kyrgyzstan. The framework reflects the importance of an integrated and multilevel approach to intervention and communication design, and integrates the SEM with a logic model that connects different components of the initiative. This paper introduces this evaluation framework, including implications for the evaluation of child health programs, and other public health, communication, and international development interventions.
Viruses know no boundaries, but the impact of pandemics highlight faulty health systems and at-risk individuals. The novel coronavirus of 2019–2020 pandemic has hit certain groups of people within the United States more severely than others. Those living in underserved
areas, often with financial hardship, and black and brown individuals, are more prone to experience sickness and death from the virus. This roundtable discussion brings together several experts from various fields
related to health equity to address these disparities and recommend actions needed to attain equity.
Citation: Schiavo, R. (2018). Turning the tide on mental health: Communication professionals needed. Journal of Communication in Healthcare: Strategies, Media and Engagement in Global Health, 11:1, 4-6. View at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538068.2018.1443716?scroll=top&needAccess=true
To cite this article:
Renata Schiavo (2017) Turning clinicians into community leaders: perspectives from a recent trip in Cuba and beyond, Journal of Communication in Healthcare: Strategies, Media, and Engagement in Global Health 10:2, 61-63, DOI: 10.1080/17538068.2017.1344808
To link to this article:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17538068.2017.1344808
Citation:
Schiavo, R., and Smith, K. Advancing Health Equity: Population Health and the Role of Multisectoral Collaborations. (2017) In: Bialek, R., Beitsch, and Moran, J. Solving Population Health Problems through Collaboration. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
Renata Schiavo (2017) Looking back at our Journal in 2016!, Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 10:1, 1-2, DOI: 10.1080/17538068.2017.1294645
Renata Schiavo (2016) Training the next generation of global health
communication professionals: Opportunities and challenges, Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 9:4, 233-237, DOI: 10.1080/17538068.2016.1264103
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