Lynn Cook

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Bio

Lynn Cook is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), Health Communication Consultant and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Prevention and Community Health at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University.

Phone: (202) 994-3672

Email: lynncook@email.gwu.edu

Professor Cook believes that changing the social environment is the best way to promote health behavior change. A former journalist and public relations professional, she now combines her passions for public health, communication and advocacy in a career as a media advocacy and health communication consultant. Her professional interests include tobacco use prevention, eliminating health disparities, and engaging communities in emergency preparedness. She was also Managing Editor of volumes II and III of Cases in Public Health Communication and Marketing, the online, peer-reviewed journal of the Public Health Communication and Marketing Program.

Expertise

Education:

Bachelor of Science (Magazine Journalism), Syracuse University, 1982

Bachelor of Science (Child & Family Studies) Syracuse University 1982

Master of Health Sciences (Behavioral Science and Health Education), The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 1996

Teaching:

PubH 6575: Written and Oral Communication Skills for Public Health Professionals

PubH 6573: Media Advocacy in Public Health

Community Service:

Professor Cook is former chair of the Advocacy Committee of the Society for Public Health Education; a member of the Maryland Public Health Association; and a volunteer with A Wider Circle, a local non-profit dedicated to providing the neediest members of society with the basic essentials of life with dignity.

Research

Research:

Professor Cook is working with the Johns Hopkins Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center (PERLC) to develop training courses for the public health workforce in the communication and management of information during a disaster. She was also a grant reviewer for the National Library of Medicine's Disaster Health Information Outreach and Collaboration Project 2011.

Publications

Publications:

Media Interventions to Promote Tobacco Control Policies Remington, P, Houston, CA, and Cook, L. ASSIST: Shaping the Future of Tobacco Prevention and Control. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute.

Meeting Women's Desire for Desire Cook, L. The Washington Post, September 20, 2005.

A Time to Come Home Cook, L. The Washington Post, October 12, 2004, p.F1.

Electronic Prevention Community Organizer (ePrevco.com): An Online Tool for Tobacco Prevention Policy Advocacy Cook, L, Hoffman, J, Munly, K, Hess, L, Nemes, S. 17th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control. Feb. 21, 2003.

Media as a Tool for Injury Prevention Cook, L. Workshop: Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Prevention, 10th Anniversary Symposium. June 20, 2002.

WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control public hearing Testimony, WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control public hearing, March 15, 2000.

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