Lynn Cook, M.H.S., C.H.E.S

Lynn Cook is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), Health Communication Consultant and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Prevention and Community Health at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services.

Professor Cook believes that changing the social environment is the best way to promote health behavior change. A former journalist and public relations professional, she now combines her passions for public health, communication and advocacy in a career as a media advocacy and health communication consultant. Her professional interests include tobacco use prevention, eliminating health disparities, and engaging communities in emergency preparedness. She was also Managing Editor of volumes II and III of Cases in Public Health Communication and Marketing, the online, peer-reviewed journal of the Public Health Communication and Marketing Program.

Bachelor of Science (Magazine Journalism), Syracuse University, 1982
Bachelor of Science (Child & Family Studies) Syracuse University 1982
Master of Health Sciences (Behavioral Science and Health Education), The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 1996

PubH 6575 – Written and Oral Communication Skills for Public Health Professionals
PubH 6573 – Media Advocacy in Public Health

Professor Cook is working with the Johns Hopkins Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center (PERLC) to develop training courses for the public health workforce in the communication and management of information during a disaster. She was also a grant reviewer for the National Library of Medicine’s Disaster Health Information Outreach and Collaboration Project 2011.

Professor Cook is former chair of the Advocacy Committee of the Society for Public Health Education; a member of the Maryland Public Health Association; and a volunteer with A Wider Circle, a local non-profit dedicated to providing the neediest members of society with the basic essentials of life with dignity.