Why all public health professionals should know how to design an infographic, with Sujani Siva
The Public Health SPOTlight Podcast: stories, inspiration, and guidance to build your dream public health career
English - August 25, 2020 12:00 - 13 minutes - 9.18 MBSelf-Improvement Education Business Careers public health career health health career education higher ed self-improvement school job community Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Show Notes
After writing the Opinion piece on the PH SPOT blog, The rise of infographics, and why I believe all public health professionals should know how to design one, Sujani wanted to get behind the mic to explain why she believes this. In this solo episode, Sujani tells you what infographics are, how infographics have been used in public health, and why public health professionals need to have excellent communication skills, including visual communication. She also encourages listeners to take the first step by joining PH SPOT’s 6-day Infographic Planning Challenge so that they too can begin to build the confidence and skills to design public health infographics.
You’ll Learn
What is an infographic, including the definition of an infographicYou’ll be introduced to words such as “data visualization”, “information design”, and “information architecture”, and what they meanWho is using infographics in public health (in the past and present)Sujani’s favourite use of infographics in present-day: universities including infographic design as part of student assignments! By integrating infographic design within the curriculum of public health courses, students leave the course with infographic design skills that will be welcomed and sought out for in the workforce.Why infographic projects that share public health information or data are best led by public health professionals – and how the communication and/or marketing teams can get involvedAnd she shares her bottom line, which is: We have a responsibility to ensure that public health information is displayed and communicated accurately. If we can’t get rid of the bad information out there, we should saturate it with good information.Resources
Opinion post mentioned in the podcast: The rise of infographics, and why I believe all public health professionals should know how to design oneTo take the next step in developing infographic design skills, start with the 6-day Infographic Planning Challenge (requires just 15 minutes a day, for 6 days)Join The Public Health Career Club: the #1 hangout spot and community dedicated to building and growing your dream public health career.