04/06/2026
CSCA 2026 - HCIG Session Announcement
Dear CSCA Health Communication Interest Group colleagues,
As we approach the CSCA 2026 Convention, we am looking forward to seeing many of you soon. We have an exciting and timely lineup of Health Communication sessions this year, and I encourage you to take a few minutes to explore the program and add these panels to your schedule.
Our sessions cover a wide range of important topics, including stigma, disability, menstrual health, AI and health communication, women’s health, and global perspectives on care and well-being.
We also want to extend a special invitation to our Health Communication Interest Group Business Meeting on Saturday, April 18 at 12:30 PM (Mirage). All are welcome. This is a great opportunity to connect with colleagues, learn more about the interest group, celebrate our Top Papers, and contribute to the future direction of Health Communication at CSCA. The Top Papers panel will follow immediately after.
We look forward to engaging conversations and seeing you at the conference.
Health Communication Interest Group Schedule
Thursday, April 16 (Lakeshore B)
- 8:00–9:15 AM: Research in Progress: Exploring Communication Barriers and Innovations in Health Contexts
- 9:30–10:45 AM: Breaking the Silence: Visible and Invisible Disability in Academia
- 11:00 AM–12:15 PM: Translating in Our Communities: Menstrual Health Engagement, Teaching, and Research
- 12:30–1:45 PM: Translating Care: Emotion, Family, and Well-Being Across Illness and Distance
- 2:00–3:15 PM: Whose Womb, Whose Voice? Navigating Autonomy, Shame, and Bioethics in Surrogacy in Africa
- 5:00–6:15 PM: Spotlight Panel: Translating Across Boundaries: Intersectional Approaches in Health Communication
Friday, April 17 (Lakeshore B)
- 9:30–10:45 AM: Rewriting Stigma: Translating Health Narratives Across Families, Media, and Culture
- 11:00 AM–12:15 PM: Translating Health Encounters: Relational, Cultural, and Narrative Dimensions of Care
- 4:30–5:45 PM: From Data to Dialogue: Translating Research into Women’s Health Policy and Practice
Saturday, April 18
- 8:00–9:15 AM (Lakeshore B): Superstitions, Taboos, and Digital Risk: Women’s Health in Bangladesh
- 9:30–10:45 AM (Lakeshore B): Between Data and Dialogue: Translating Health Communication in the Age of AI
- 11:00 AM–12:15 PM (Lakeshore B): Health Communication Interest Group: Top Papers
- 12:30–1:45 PM (Mirage): Health Communication Interest Group Business Meeting
- 2:00–3:15 PM (Lakeshore B): Translating Health as Liberation: Healthy Citizens and State Power (Top Panel)
Warm regards,
Najma Akhther, Ph.D.
Secretary, Health Communication Interest Group
Central States Communication Association