Honoured to Introduce
Scott C. Ratzan
MD MPA
Global Health & Wellness Community
New York Chapter
Scott C. Ratzan is a pioneer in the areas of health communication, health literacy and diplomacy. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives. He also co-chairs the United Nations Secretary General’s Every Woman Every Child Innovation Working Group and serves on the Board of Scientific Counselors, Office of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A member of the U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM) Roundtable on Health Literacy, serves on the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Well-Being and Mental Health, and is a former Ambassador for global health research selected by Research!America. He co-authored the definition of health literacy that serves as the basis for U.S. efforts.
Expertise
Public Health
Global Health
Program Evaluation
Public Policy
Policy Analysis
Policy Analysis
Infectious Diseases
International Development
Strategic Communications
Health Policy
Health Communication
Nonprofits
Qualitative Research
Policy
Government
Program Development
Community Development
Research
Healthcare
International Relations
Social Marketing
Grant Writing
Health Education
Fundraising
Grants
Capacity Building
Diplomacy
Epidemiology
Proposal Writing
Research Design
Experience
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Distinguished Lecturer
CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
Jan 2020 - Present . 2 Years 10 Months -
Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives
Jan 1995 - Present . 27 Years 10 Months -
Executive Director, Business Partners for Sustainable Development & Business Partners to CONVINCE
USCIB-United States Council for International Business | Part-time | Greater New York City Area
Jul 2019 - Present . 3 Years 4 Months -
Member, Board on Global Health
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine | Washington, District of Columbia
Sep 2018 - Present . 4 Years 2 Months -
Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Sociomedical Sciences
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health | New York, NY
Sep 2012 - Present . 10 Years 2 Months -
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
May 1996 - Present . 26 Years 6 Months -
Advisory Board Member, RAND Health
RAND Corporation
Sep 2013 - Present . 9 Years 3 Months -
Associate Professorial Lecturer in Global Health
The George Washington University- Milken Institute School of Public Health
Sep 1998 - Aug 2021 . -
Board Member
World Information Transfer
Apr 2008 - Jan 2021 . 12 Years 10 Months -
Senior Fellow, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government
Harvard Kennedy School
Jul 2018 - Sep 2019 . 1 Years 3 Months -
Member Advisory Board, Center for Global Health
Massachusetts General Hospital
Jan 2013 - Aug 2019 . 6 Years 8 Months -
President
AB InBev Foundation
May 2017 - Aug 2018 . 1 Years 4 Months -
Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs(4years) VP Global Health & Social Impact (1 year)
Anheuser-Busch InBev
May 2013 - Aug 2018 . 5 Years 4 Months -
Vice Chair, Health Committee
Business Industry Advisory Council to the OECD
May 2013 - Nov 2017 . 4 Years 7 Months -
Governing Board Chair
Together for Safer Roads
Nov 2014 - May 2017 . 2 Years 7 Months -
Board of Scientific Counselors, Office of Infectious Disease
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sep 2012 - Oct 2016 . 4 Years 2 Months -
Global Agenda Council Member
World Economic Forum
Mar 2010 - Dec 2013 . 3 Years 10 Months -
Co-Chair, Secretary General’s Innovation Working Group in support of Every Woman Every Child
United Nations
Apr 2010 - Sep 2013 . 3 Years 6 Months -
Vice President, Global Health
Johnson & Johnson
Jul 2008 - Apr 2013 . -
Senior Technical Advisor, Bureau of Global Health
USAID
Apr 2000 - May 2002 . 2 Years 2 Months -
Academy for Educational Development
Executive Director, Health Communication Technology and Educational Innovation
Feb 1998 - May 2000 . 2 Years 4 Months
Academic details
University:
Harvard Kennedy School
Degree:
Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Busiess & Government
Specialization:
Senior Fellow
Year:
1
University:
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Degree:
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Specialization:
Medicine
Year:
2
University:
Harvard Kennedy School
Degree:
Master of Public Administration (MPA), Government
Year:
2
University:
Emerson College
Degree:
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Specialization:
Communication
Year:
1
University:
Occidental College
Degree:
A.B, Rhetoric/Political Communication
Specialization:
Activities and societies: Debate Society
Year:
3