Health Writing & Communications

Offering health communications that are compelling, evidence-based, research-driven, and evoke change.

Testimonials

-Alizah Salario, Senior Editor, Stacker

Reliable, insightful and dedicated, Ali is a true pleasure to work with. She willingly takes on high-level assignments for Stacker about reproductive health and wellness, and consistently distills complex concepts into a compelling narrative. I can count on Ali to thoroughly research a story, incorporate data findings, and discern how to prioritize key stats or quotes—while always filing on time. Her work is consistently detailed and engaging, and she combines rigor with emotional intelligence when covering sensitive topics such as IVF and pregnancy loss. Ali is eager to grow and learn; not only does she take feedback graciously but incorporates suggestions into future assignments without being asked.

-Mya Burns CAE, Former Associate Director, Conferences, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer

I hired Ali as a freelance scriptwriter to write a plenary speech for our 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer. In addition to her writing skills, I found Ali to be friendly, an innovative thinker, and strategic. Her project proposal was thorough and she delivered all deliverables on-time, communicating with me throughout. But more importantly, she handled working with multiple stakeholders well. She was open to feedback and quickly picked up on our organization’s tone on this important high-profile project. She also went above and beyond to make suggestions that would make the science-focused session more lively and poignant for a broad audience, finding and weaving in colorful stories whenever possible.

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Health Journalism

For Stacker and Stacker’s earned media arm, Stacker Studio, I write news articles and content for brands that are distributed via newswire to outlets throughout the country.

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Global Health Storytelling

I documented field visits and interviews with top health, statistics, and civil registration bureaucrats in low-and-middle-income countries for the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative, on behalf of the University of Melbourne.

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Annual Reports

I wrote and edited annual reports for the not-for-profit, Diabetes Victoria, to use with the Board, donors, and members of the media

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Behavior Change Campaigns

For Cancer Council Victoria, I oversaw and wrote integrated health campaigns, funded by the state government, which aimed to educate people on the benefits of cancer screening using positive messaging.

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Scriptwriting for Global Campaign Kick-Off Call

Working as the lead on International Universal Health Coverage Day in partnership with UHC2030, supported by the World Health Organization, I wrote a script for the campaign’s global kick-off call, which included high-profile global health and development leaders.

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Impact Stories

Hired as a Freelance Writer/Storyteller for the United in Care program led by the United Way of Northern New Jersey, I’ve written impact stories to advocate for more government funding.

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Ghostwritten Announcement

Written announcement on the decision to wind down operations of the successful grassroots non-profit, Get Us PPE.

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B2B Healthcare Blog Using Behavior Change

For Friends of Hu-Friedy, an online community of dental hygienists supported by the dental instrument manufacturer, the Hu-FriedyGroup, I wrote a B2B blog that offers guidance on how to talk to patients about their oral habits, using the principles of individualized behavior change.

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