Description
Book SynopsisHealth and Medical Public Relations takes a fresh look at media relations and news values. It examines how information about medical research from the academic, pharmaceutical and charitable sectors is disseminated to target audiences through a variety of PR techniques. Scrutinising a wide range of health-related public relations activities, the book combines a critical, analytical and cultural overview of these methods with helpful guidance on their practical application.
Key features include:
- Advice on how to write and place effective press releases, plan and budget for campaigns, and anticipate responses from different sectors and the wider public
- Coverage of different types of communication and consultancy, including the controversial areas of lobbying and access to influential policy makers
- Case studies on the way in which experienced journalists and public relations practitioners gain coverage for their work, with plentiful examp
Table of Contents
Part A: Health PR in Context Chapter 1: What is PR? Chapter 2: Health and medical PR sectors Chapter 3: Roles within health and medical PR Part B: Media Relations Chapter 4: Getting your voice heard: basic health public relations activities Chapter 5: Why health is big news Chapter 6: Other types of health story Chapter 7: New Media Chapter 8: Journals Part C: Communicating health in theory and practice Chapter 9: Health & medical public relations planning Chapter 10: Communication, Consultation and Access Part D: Health and medical PR in society Chapter 11: Politics, ethics and the media Part E: A bit of history Chapter 12: Health and Medical PR: a Modern History
