Today's public health issues have no age limit or geographic boundaries. You need an organization to partner with you to:
- assess the information needs of a wide range of audiences located in many different places
- develop, test, and deliver effective messages and materials that communicate the health information each audience needs
Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) has demonstrated its comprehensive expertise in public health communication for more than 10 years. Our projects have:
- touched the lives of infants to senior citizens from many ethnic groups
- addressed consumer health, occupational health, school health, and environmental health topics
- spanned the globe, addressing infectious diseases such as pandemic, avian and bird flu, as well as biological and nuclear terrorist threats
ORAU develops public health communication products that address today's hottest health topics, such as avian flu.
Our experienced team is flexible, responsive, and adaptable to meet your specific needs. We work with you to identify the most cost-effective and effective strategy, uniquely designed to accomplish your objectives.
We offer a complete package of services in several key areas:
Public Communication
ORAU helps federal, state, and local agencies educate the public on health and safety issues through analyzing the audience, developing and testing messages and materials, and choosing the best means for delivering the information.
Research & Evaluation
ORAU conducts various types of research that can include writing scientific reports, organizing/conducting focus groups, analyzing media coverage, and evaluating the usability of materials.
Training & Education
ORAU's health communications experts team with instructional designers, graphic artists, and multimedia developers to create customized health and safety training and educational materials.
Interactive Web Applications
ORAU capitalizes on the benefits of technology to create innovative products that can be used to efficiently and cost-effectively deliver information to large audiences.
Public Health Preparedness
With the health threats of today, the need for an informed public has never been greater. Federal agencies are turning to ORAU for its expertise in educating our nation's citizens on hot health topics such as the pandemic, avian and bird flu.
Outreach & Promotion
Health issues can be specific to certain groups of people. Health messages must also target those groups. ORAU combines established partnerships with those working to reduce health disparities with its training and education capabilities to improve the health and well-being of special populations.
