Researchers, doctors, health professionals, and community advocates may have a difficult time communicating their ideas with the public, sometimes even with their friends. However, the work that they are doing needs to be shared with a broader audience so that policy makers, government, industry, and individuals take protective action.

Get Heard: An Environmental Health and Climate Science Communication Series hosted by USC will demystify the process of writing, speaking about, and communicating scientific findings. The goal of the series is to empower individuals and communities to be louder, reach a larger audience, and communicate responsibly, inspiring better public policy, individual action, and promoting a greater understanding of science that can improve public health. The series is focused on children’s environmental health research.

The series features panels of specialists from the world of public health, journalism, public policy, science communication, advocacy, the law, and academia. Each panel includes a keynote speaker, USC moderator, and community or environmental justice perspective. The audience for the seminar series is students, graduate trainees, university faculty, and community members and advocates.