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WashU Public Health Ideas with Amy McQueen
Dean Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, talks with Amy McQueen, PhD, a professor at WashU School of Public Health who studies health behavior. She is also co-director of the School of Public Health’s Health Communication Research Laboratory. She and the dean discussed health behavior and shaping better approaches to health communication.
As part of Public Health Ideas, a platform for the dean of WashU School of Public Health to share and discuss work in public health, Dean Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, talks with Amy McQueen, PhD, a professor at WashU School of Public Health who studies health behavior. She is also co-director of the School of Public Health’s Health Communication Research Laboratory. She and the dean discussed health behavior and shaping better approaches to health communication.
Video produced by Zachary Linhares/WashU School of Public Health.
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