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Dr. Huntley discusses the importance of storytelling in public health with expert Sally Perkins, PhD.

What if the most powerful tool in your public health toolkit isn't a dataset or a policy brief? What if it's a story? In this episode, Dr. Huntley sits down with Sally Perkins, PhD, a storytelling expert who has spent years teaching healthcare and public health professionals how to communicate in ways that actually move people to act. From persuading vaccine-hesitant patients to presenting population-level data to legislators, Dr. Perkins brings practical, field-tested frameworks to a challenge that nearly every public health professional faces: bridging the gap between what we know and what our audiences understand. Resources ▶️ Join the PHEC Podcast Community ▶️ Visit the PHEC Podcast Show Notes ▶️ DrCHHuntley, Public Health & Epidemiology Consulting

People in this episode

Host: Dr. CH Huntley

Guest: Sally Perkins, PhD

Topics covered

• storytelling
• public health
• communication
• vaccine hesitancy
• data presentation

Keywords

• public health
• storytelling
• communication
• vaccine hesitancy
• data presentation
• healthcare professionals

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