11.21.24 STAW 8 Improving Prevention Messaging with your Workforce

During the November STAW, we focused on how to improve prevention messaging with your workforce. Examples were provided from suicide prevention, though they are applicable to all injury prevention and safety topics. This STAW aims to reflect on your messaging and consider how to work with partners and communities to improve messaging.
Presenter:
Lisa Hines, MPH is the Associate Director for Communications for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Injury Prevention. She oversees work for Suicide Prevention, Traumatic Brain Injury, Older Adult Falls, Transportation Safety, Drowning Prevention, WISQARS, the Injury Control Research Centers, and the Core State Injury Prevention Program. She has been working in health communication and education at CDC for over 24 years. Lisa has a wealth of experience in communication science and strategy, product development, plain language, and project management. During her CDC career, Lisa has also worked in programs related to environmental public health surveillance, bioterrorism surveillance and preparedness, emergency response, infectious diseases, and grants management. She began her career as a Health Educator and Program Coordinator for the Georgia Cancer Foundation; a local non-profit organization that provided education and services to cancer patients, survivors, and their families. Lisa earned a Master of Public Health in Behavioral Science and Health Education from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health. Her undergraduate degree is from Wesleyan College in Macon, GA.