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Specialty Subjects : Health equity, patient experience, patient communications

Book Credits : Co-author: Fun with the Family in Pennsylvania (Globe Pequot Press, first edition 1996 - fifth edition 2005) Country Living Handmade Candles (Hearst Books, 1998) The Living-At-Home Program: Innovations in Service Access and Case Management (Springer Publishing, N.Y., October, 1991) Contributor: The Call of Everest (National Geographic Books, May 2013) The Body: A Complete User's Guide (National Geographic Books, October 2014) American Medical Women Association's Complete Family Health Book (St Martin's Press, 2001) Good Housekeeping Illustrated Guide to Women's Health (Hearst Publishing, 1995) Reader's Digest Book of Great Health Hints and Handy Tips (Reader's Digest Books; 1994)

Enter your professional bio here : With more than 25 years of experience covering health, medicine and health policy for government contractors and agencies, associations and publications, Emily Paulsen is skilled at navigating complexity, cutting through jargon, and delivering authoritative, effective, and clear articles, white papers, blog posts, reports, and more. She works collaboratively with clients and teams to come to consensus and arrive at communications solutions that meet their needs. Her clients include divisions of the Department of Health and Human Services (such as the Administration for Community Living and several institutes, centers, and offices within the National Institutes of Health), nonprofit associations (such as the American Hospital Association, the Association of American Medical Colleges and the National Academy of Medicine), and healthcare organizations (Duke Health, Mayo Clinic). In addition to running her business, Emily has served on the board of the American Society of Journalists and Authors and is currently serving as president of the organization. Under her leadership, ASJA has transitioned from management by a large consultancy to overseeing a direct-hire executive director, nimbly adapting to changing market conditions. Emily is a three-time winner of an International MarComm award for writing (platinum in 2021 and gold in 2022 and 2023) and a winner of the 2022 ASJA award for business-to-business communications.

Writing Credits : Nonprofit associations: National Academy of Medicine, American Hospital Association, American College of Radiology, American Psychiatric Association, Association of American Medical Colleges, URAC, Commonwealth Fund

Healthcare Organizations: Duke Health, HCA Healthcare, Dignity Health, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

News organizations: Medscape News, Fierce Healthcare

Government Agencies: National Institutes of Health Office of the Director, Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), Office of Research on Women's Health; Health Resources & Services Administration Office of Rural Health Policy; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Alliance to Modernize Healthcare and Office of Minority Health

Awards and Recognition : 2023 ASJA Outstanding Content Award, B2B 2023 and 2022 Gold Award, International Competition for Marketing and Communication Professionals 2021 Platinum Award, Print/Writing, International Competition for Marketing and Communication Professionals

Skills (Select all that apply) : Blog posts, Books, Case studies, Communications strategy, Content marketing, E-books, Editing, Feature writing, Ghostwriting, News, News releases, Publication management, Technical writing, Speechwriting, Social media, White papers, Web copy, Annual reports, Articles, Conference/meeting coverage, Ideation, Op-Ed, Profiles, Project management, Q&A

List any memberships you have with other organizations : Association of Health Care Journalists, National Association of Science Writers, International Women Writers Guild