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Environmental Variable - August 2020: NIEHS newsletter managing editor wins writing honor

.This beautiful honor signs up with the others on the NIEHS Office of Communications &amp Community Intermediary's rack. (Image thanks to Steve McCaw).Environmental Factor Editor-in-Chief Kelly Lenox was honored with a 2020 Blue Pencil and Gold Screen Award coming from the National Affiliation of Federal Government Communicators (NAGC). Lenox gained 2nd spot in the Author's Profile group for a set of newsletter short articles that highlight environmental health and wellness. This NAGC award is the third in 4 years for the Environmental Variable (find sidebar).Articles released in between July 1, 2018 as well as Dec. 31, 2019 were actually qualified for the 2020 awards. Categories covered the work of open interactions offices, working with items like those listed below:.Docudrama.Press release.Mobile advertising and marketing.Social media site outreach.Each category named top place, second place, and also award of quality. Top in program is actually chosen yearly coming from all first place victors." We placed a bunch of attempt right into revealing the scientific research without dumbing it down, as well as the courts just liked that," Lenox claimed. "I hope this honor will assist more visitors find out the current on ecological wellness investigation and relevant news.".She kept in mind that the email list gets to researchers, public health specialists, policymakers, members of advocacy groups, and also the public. About 25% of the bulletin's readership is actually international, a proof to the publication's reach.Stories reflect NIEHS Game plan.Lenox joined NIEHS as Environmental Factor managing editor in 2013. (Image thanks to Steve McCaw).Lenox mentioned she chose five articles that demonstrated the NIEHS 2018-2023 Strategic Plan's Motif 2: Marketing Translation-- Data to Expertise to Action. 2 accounts illustrated dealing with decisionmakers. Another post ran through how specialists worked together to elevate scientific research. The last pair of stories discussed environmental health research study.All together, the collection assists Theme Pair of, which "demonstrates the translational waterfall from research leads into a cumulative physical body of know-how that essentially informs and also supports hygienics activity.".' The Environmental Variable carries a lot of presence to NIEHS as well as its own important work,' pointed out Christine Flowers, director of the NIEHS Office of Communications as well as Community Intermediary. 'Kelly's great creating abilities and also her management of the newsletter are significant assets for our office.'.The succeeding short articles.A group of at least 2 judges decided on by the NAGC awards committee score the admittances on standards like creating, modifying, information, design, as well as extra.Lenox featured 5 accounts in her portfolio:.Vaping possesses measurable effects on the body, uncertain if safer than cigarette smoking.Contagious health condition and after that environment - two-way road.Linking Parkinson's health condition, pesticides, and also genes.PFAS Us senate hearing, Birnbaum's expert scientific testimony.NIEHS prepares for catastrophe, wellness investigation with derailment case.