Healthcare

Healthcare public affairs and patient advocacy

Navigating disruptions in the healthcare sector

Healthcare is undergoing a radical transformation. How organizations respond has a direct impact on their reputation. We join forces with healthcare companies, advocacy groups, nonprofits and foundations, coalitions, national trade associations and government agencies to elevate critical healthcare conversations and mobilize audiences when it matters most. 

Our team understands the industry — from bedside to boardroom — enabling us to help clients navigate this new environment and establish a lasting impression with patients, physicians, providers, policymakers and the public. We are nimble, data-driven, and led by people who understand the intersection of fast-changing political environments.

What we do

Integrated campaign solutions

We deliver integrated and holistic solutions across our various specialty offerings including strategy, research, media, digital, science, creative, design, analytics, employee engagement and crisis management.

An interconnected, global environment

We help our clients navigate complex political systems and institutions, from parliaments and presidents to multilateral institutions and global organizations.

Experience spanning the health spectrum

We have designed successful patient advocacy campaigns, crafted public affairs programs on pressing health policy issues and launched provider education programs. Our team of seasoned communicators includes former staff from federal agencies, campaigns, statehouses, governors’ offices, newsrooms, and public health organizations.

A deep bench

Our healthcare public affairs experts include a dedicated team that monitors U.S. health policy, pricing and access, policy news and trends, and provides network-wide counsel on the intricacies of health policy and pricing landscape.

Public health

Improving public health outcomes

We bring decades of deep experience in public health, supporting initiatives across state, federal, and global health agencies as well as partnering with nonprofits and foundations committed to tackling the most pressing public health challenges around the world.  

Our public health experts engage key audiences, driving powerful campaigns to help shape attitudes and motivate actions that improve health in local, national and global communities. We mitigate risk and change behaviors around the issues that matter most in our societies.

What we do

Audience research

Through research including audience segmentation, environmental scans, needs assessments, and message and materials testing, we develop a deep understanding of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of consumers, health care providers, policymakers, influencers, and other community stakeholders.

Impactful messaging

We create content and tell stories that are emotionally resonant and immediately relevant. We offer an unparallelled, digital first experience with a rich understanding of how different audiences consume information.

Campaigns

We’re known for our award-winning, multi-platform public education and behavior change campaigns that are meaningful, memorable, and culturally relevant, meeting our audiences where they are to educate and inspire action.

Client experience

Our multi-disciplinary team, including public health experts, researchers, multicultural specialists, creatives, strategists, and project managers, has deep experience across all facts of health marketing and communications. We work as trusted partners to our clients to deliver exceptional results.

Global health

Driving transformation in global health

We work with clients to drive transformative change that benefits patients globally and strengthens health systems sustainably. Our global health experts understand the need for cross-sector, holistic solutions that improve health for all people. We are energized by opportunities that engage across public, private and social sectors to tackle global challenges. 

From strengthening health systems to improving maternal and child health to ensuring lifesaving medicines reach those who need them most, our experts are focused on ways we can accelerate client strategies to lift and protect health and well-being.

What we do

Holistic solutions 

We deliver an integrated approach at the international, regional, and local levels that combines our strategic digital, editorial, and creative know-how with deep expertise in global public health, international development, policy and advocacy, and community relations.

Partner with global stakeholders

We work with international non-profit organizations, philanthropies, and public-private partnerships to advance progress against some of the greatest health challenges affecting communities around the world.

Advocacy and communications campaigns

We mobilize action, drive awareness among advocates, and engage policymakers, community partners, healthcare companies, and multilateral organizations including the United Nations.

Contact our healthcare team

Jaime Dawson

SVP, Public Health

Misty Fuller

SVP, Health Policy & Advocacy

Latest healthcare insights

Managing risk & reputation in an election year

Throughout the course of the 2024 election cycle, our Global Elections Task Force has been providing data-driven election insights, analysis, and real-time counsel to our team and clients. Get timely insights on our Election Matters home page.