Tracy Mehan

#StoreMedsSafe T4CIP Day of Action Oct 22,2025. Download materials: www.t4cip.org/medication-safe-storage. Post on social media with #StoreMedsSafe. Watch the webinar from 2-3 pm ET. Register at bit.ly/T4CIP-MedSafetyWebinar. Join the X chat from 1-2 pm ET

Join @T4CIP_ for the #StoreMedsSafe Day of Action today! There are a few ways you can participate:
✴️Join the X chat 12-1 p.m. ET
✴️ Register/join the webinar at 2 p.m. ET: bit.ly/T4CIP-MedSafetyWebinar
✴️ Download materials (more to come!): t4cip.org/medication-safe-storage

A donkey named Fuego brays into the camera

What does this donkey have to do with #healthcomm? Nothing! But we talk about it on our new podcast episode anyway, along with soft skills, virtual conferences, social media, and writing more effective messages.

Find us on podcast services or here: lnkd.in/ghhPVZjw

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We were in for a surprise when we tried to use AI to create music. On the left is the word expectation with a happy looking robot sitting in front of a computer using a text to music prompt to create the perfect theme song. On the right is the word reality with an image of a confused looking woman who has a variety of resources sprawled on the desk in front of her

New Communications Breakdown podcast episode release!

Ever tried using AI to make music for a project? We thought it would be simple. Let’s just say it didn’t go quite how we expected.

🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/46zxD4e
#AI #Podcast #SciComm #HealthComm

250 podcast downloads celebration

Woohoo!! 🎉 Our podcast Communications Breakdown has over 250 downloads!

✅ Top 25% of podcasts in just 48 hours
🌍 Listeners in 5 countries + 55 cities

Episode 6 just dropped — catch up on any you missed & let us know what you think.

Listen here: communicationsbreakdown.buzzsprout.com

Creating content used to mean writing a tweet.
Now it’s Canva templates, videos, accessibility checks—on top of your actual job.

In Episode 2 of Communications Breakdown, we dig into why the expectations for public health communication feel higher than ever.

🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/3V0QRcs

Logo for Communications Breakdown podcast. Breaking down what works, and doesn't, in health and science communication. There are two women wearing headphones sitting at the table that has a microphone in the middle. Behind the table is a whiteboard with an X's and O's play drawn out and #SciComm at the top.

Y’all! I did a thing!!! 🎉🎉🎉

I started a podcast with my friend & colleague Katrina, It's called Communications Breakdown and it’s about the real world of health comms — what’s working, what’s hard, and why it matters more than ever.

Listen here 🎧: communicationsbreakdown.buzzsprout.com

OK SAVIR friends, I’m well on my way with my #SAVIR2025 Bingo card. Who is with me? Here is my selfie with Linda Degutis

Notebook with cover that reads "Defending science like it's my job."

Yesterday was a brutal day for public health. I wrote about how I was processing my feelings about it over on LinkedIn. bit.ly/3FLVdzJ TL;DR version - I'm not going to let public health/science go down without a fight. What we do matters. Who is with me?

Photo of Dr. Katelyn Jetelina from her insights to practice keynote sponsored by PHCC

Any day I get to listen to @dr_kkjetelina of yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com speak is a great day! The way she talks about #HealthCommunication is inspiring. If you get a chance to work with her or hear her talk, NEVER pass it up. Today she encouraged us to be brave and keep speaking up

Audience-centered social media. Tools, tips, and best practices for public health professionals. An interactive virtual workshop hosted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Feb 20, 2025 from 1 to 5 pm ET. Cost $199 Register at www.bit.ly/CIRP-SM-2025

You will learn social media environment and channels, strategy and planning, content creation and management, tracking and engagement, campaigns and special events, and using AI for social media

Health communication is going to be more important than ever in the coming years. Come learn from experts in the field to level up your social media skills. www.bit.ly/CIRP-SM-2025

Exploring AI’s role in IVP featuring Tracy Mehan, Director of Research translation and Communication at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Tracy provides insights and examples of AI use in injury and violence prevention work, as well as tips and recommendations on what to watch out for when using it to ensure quality in our work

Super excited to have been a guest on the @SafeStates INdepth podcast with host Mighty Fine to talk about AI and injury prevention. I loved the conversation we had and invite you to listen in. safestates.org/page/INdepth

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Snoop cookbook + a bottle of his 19 crimes red wine

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An open laptop on a desk in front of a window with a sunset over the mountains of Scottsdale, Arizona in the background

Not a bad way to review my presentation for tomorrow

For those of you who know me, did ChatGPT get it right?

Looks like it might be time to start that podcast I have been talking about doing forever...

Woman with curly brown shoulder length hair. She has on glasses and is wearing a light gray turtle neck. She is sitting at a desk in a what looks to be a home office. Purple is the predominant color. There is a cat sitting next to her. On the table in front of her is a coffee mug and a podcast microphone. On the couch behind her there are purple cushions and a football. Behind her is a bookshelf with a basketball and books.

I started an account on Bluesky forever ago but have mostly been watching. I think it is time to really give this thing a try. Here we go. I thought an appropriate first thing to post would be the image ChatGPT created for me when I asked it to create an image based on what it knows about me.

You are the best! I’ve had an account on here for awhile but was really hoping the other place would pull through. Clearly that isn’t going to happen so time to get serious in other places. Glad to see some if my people are here.