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The author, a member of the editorial board of this journal, knows of no conflicts of interest regarding this commentary.
Note on contributor
Renata Schiavo, PhD, MA, CCL, is a global health, health communication, health equity, public health, healthcare, and social innovation specialist with 20+ years of experience. Dr. Schiavo has made several contributions to advancing the public’s health. She is the author of the internationally acclaimed book, Health Communication: From Theory to Practice, as well as 30+ publications and 125+ scientific presentations. Among other affiliations, Renata is Founding President, Board of Directors, Health Equity Initiative; Senior Lecturer, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health; and Adjunct Associate Professor, Long Island University-Brooklyn.
As a researcher, advocate and practitioner, Renata 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 areas, including mental health, and has worked in the United States and several countries in Europe, Latin America, and Africa. Her consulting experience via Strategic Communication Resources, a global consultancy she founded in 2004, includes leading organizations both in the U.S. and globally.
Among other honors, Dr. Schiavo is an elected Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine; was recognized as one of 300 Women Leaders in Global Health by the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva (2015); and is the recipient of a 2016 Presidential Citation by the Society of Public Health Education (SOPHE). She is Co-chair, Special Sessions, APHA Global Public Health Film Festival. Dr. Schiavo is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Communication in Healthcare, where she serves as Editor Emerita, and served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal from 2013 to 2017.