You’re on a mission to improve health outcomes and quality of life.

But if you’ve been in this field for a while, you know there’s a graveyard full of failed health campaigns out there to remind us of the uphill battle we face – especially when it comes to serving vulnerable populations.

Want measurable results?
Equip your team with evidence-based health communication tools and skillsets.

At Health Comm Central, we share your mission.

Just like you, we’re committed to creating a future where everyone is empowered to live their healthiest life. We refuse to give up on the power of health communication to transform lives because we know it can – when it’s based on behavioral science.

That’s why for the last 7 years we’ve been equipping public health practitioners with the most potent, evidence-based, practice-tested tools and techniques available for effective health communication and marketing. Because we’re not just here to change individual behavior, but to address the underlying policies and systems that are often the root causes of poor health.

Our live, online training courses are customized to get participants started right away applying formulas, processes, and practical solutions based on behavioral science. Using a health equity lens and four key frameworks – behavioral economics, social marketing, systems thinking, and design thinking – we teach teams like yours how to transform lives.

Whether you’re a health comm nerd or a health comm novice, trainings and resources from Health Comm Central will turbo-charge your work with fresh approaches that stay true to the science while innovating and pushing the envelope on what is possible for a public health agency. All while making learning fun, engaging, relevant, and immediately actionable.

No wonder our trainings are some of the most popular at CDC and state and local agencies across the country – and around the world.

If you’re ready to maximize the results of your health communication work, you’re in the right place.

Health Comm Central can custom-create exactly the right training for your team, and deliver it in an online format that meets or exceeds the best in-person training you’ve ever experienced.

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“The instructor was fantastic – it has been one of the best sessions I’ve attended in the virtual environment. I enjoyed the breakout rooms, etc. Very well done.”

– Behavioral Economics course for CDC

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“Really helped us advance our public health communications in a meaningful and action-oriented way.”

– Custom Message Training for a New England State Public Health Agency

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“I really enjoyed the hands-on, experiential nature of this class – it was a great example to introduce us to this content.”

– Systems Thinking course for CDC

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“Every topic was excellent.”

– Behavior Change Theories course for a Mid-Atlantic state public health agency

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“A fantastic class, a fantastic instructor.”

– Social Marketing course for CDC

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“This course was spectacular. Dr. Hilyard did such a nice job presenting and engaging us, meeting us where we are and facilitating collaboration among the students such that we are already planning to continue together to build on what we learned in this course.”

– Designing Your Life course for CDC

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