To serve as a trusted source and communicator of health policy. We do this by conducting research and engaging stakeholders with educational opportunities, leadership development and public discourse.
Vision
Improving health for all through evidence-informed policy and public discourse
Strategic Areas of Focus
Advance policy and public health locally and nationally through Research, Education, Knowledge Sharing, Media Engagement
Expand social media presence and use social media to increase policy scholarship dissemination and the work of the Center
Provide faculty and students with opportunities to develop media engagement skills that increase capacity to act as advocates for different patient populations.
Develop CE opportunities for skill building of Media Engagement activities
Charter
The Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement gained initial charter by The George Washington University in early 2017. This designation signals the value of the Center in contributing to the university’s missions of discovery, scholarship and service. GW is home to approximately 70 research centers and institutes spanning all ten of the university’s schools and spurring innovation through cross-disciplinary collaboration.
"Including nurses' voices at all health-related policy- and decision-making tables is crucial if we're to improve the health of the nation."
Dr. Diana Mason
Senior Policy Professor
Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement