Rita Baron-Faust

About Rita Baron-Faust

I am an award-winning medical journalist and health educator with a special gift for translating complex medical information for consumer and professional audiences. If you are seeking talent and expertise in writing about health and medicine, coupled with dedication and attention to detail, your search has ended. • As a seasoned communicator with finely honed writing skills (online and in print), I have won 24 awards for excellence in medical communication, authored or co-authored six women\'s health books, and served as an editor of consumer health newsletters. I write for a wide variety of clients as an independent medical journalist, including online media, medical centers, and corporate communications. • What are your needs? I can meet them. I create health education materials, provide customized work site wellness presentations and counseling, as well as Power Point talks for various clients and non-profits (including the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association). I am also an adjunct professor at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, teaching undergraduate courses in contemporary health issues including women\'s health. • As an MPH in Urban Public Health/Community Health Education and a Certified Health Education Specialist, I have all the tools to tackle program management, budgeting, creating and analyzing surveys, and writing evaluations. I am also familiar with SEO, CMS, HTML, and biometric screening. • My specialties: Health education and medical journalism (including online content); slide decks; research; writing, and evaluating health-related educational materials, and providing on-site wellness coaching and Power Point presentations encompassing women\'s health, autoimmune disease, heart disease and cancer, prevention, cancer, mental health, strategies for healthy living - and healthy aging.

Experience

1. Adjunct Professor

   St. Francis College

   Sep 2014 — Present · Brooklyn, NY, US

   As an adjunct professor in the department of Biology and Health Promotion, I am leveraging my medical knowledge, journalism experience, and health education skills to teach undergraduate courses. The latest:• \"Forensic Biology\"- An introductory course on forensic science, bringing the real world to the fictions of NCIS and CSI, with cool interactive labs.• \"Women\'s Health Issues\"- A seminar course on issues that affect women across their life cycle and across cultures - from disease prevention, psychology, access to reproductive care, healthcare access, to intimate partner violence and more.Other courses:• \"Contemporary Health Issues\"- Health-related issues relevant to the lives of today\'s college students. Course examines the impact of environment, society, culture and personal beliefs on health behaviors. With selected reading on timely issues such as campus violence, body image, and sexuality. • \"Death, Loss, and Grief\"- Examines medical, religious, legal, societal an cultural issues about dying. Topics include definitions and concepts of life and death, religious cultural burial customs, right-to-die, end of life care, and hospice.• \"Introduction to Human Biology\"- Course designed for non-science majors, taught from a health perspective, explaining the structures and functions of the human body. Topics range from the skeletal and muscular systems to the endocrine and immune systems.

Education

• Hunter College

  MPH, Urban Public Health/Community Health Education

  2006 — 2009

• INACTIVE-1703030558-LIU Brooklyn

  Part-time Studies, School of Nursing, Nursing Science

  2011 — 2012