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NPHP Press Releases
May 20, 2002
The National Health Museum announces the initiation
of the National Public Health Partnership, an exciting new
initiative that will unite the museum and science center community
with the organizations, institutions and individuals who work
in the nation’s public health arena. By fostering creative
working partnerships between leaders in the public health
and museum communities, the project strives to promote museum
and science center settings as places where the public can
discover accurate, unbiased, and relevant health information.
The National Public Health Partnership is generously supported
by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation’s largest
philanthropy devoted exclusively to health. This is the second
major grant the Museum has received from the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation, further demonstrating the Foundation’s strong
commitment to the Museum’s public health mission.
In announcing the grant the Museum’s Acting
President, J. Mark Dunham, commented, "With more than 850
million people visiting museums each year, and health information
being one of the most sought after topics, never before has
the need and opportunity for effective, informal public health
education in museum and science center settings been more
important and compelling. The National Public Health Partnership
will bridge a gap between public health education and museum
exploration." The $400,000 grant will support activities aimed
at bringing a strong constituency to the partnership, including
organizing meetings between the public health and museum communities,
communication and outreach efforts, and presentations and
exhibits at pertinent professional conferences, meetings,
and symposium.
Claudia L. Menashe, MSW, MPH joins the staff
at the National Health Museum as the Project Director of the
National Public Health Partnership. Ms. Menashe comes to the
Museum from Matthews Media Group, Inc., one of nation’s
leading health communications companies. With more than 10
years of experience in public health, communications, partnership
development, and strategic planning, Dunham said that "Claudia
is the right person to lead this important project on behalf
of the Museum. Her creativity coupled with her highly effective
communication skills and background in public health will
successfully advance the goals of the National Public Health
Partnership".
The National Public Health Partnership will
participate in several major events at the American Public
Health Association’s annual meeting in November 2002,
and at the American Association of Museum’s annual meeting
in May 2003. For more information on the National Public Health
Partnership, please visit the NHM website at www.nationalhealthmuseum.org.
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