Blogging for a Healthier World: 60 Platform Recommendations
When it comes to promoting global health, blogging on the right platform can play a crucial role in spreading awareness, disseminating research, and engaging communities. I have compiled below a list of 50 active websites that welcome blogs written on a variety of public health topics as well as very specific ones (i.e., antimicrobial resistance, climate and health, maternal and child health, etc.):
AlignMNH: www.alignmnh.org/blog
AMR Insights: www.amr-insights.eu/category/blog
Arts Health Network: www.artshealthnetwork.com.au
Behavioral Health News: behavioralhealthnews.org
BLKHLTH: www.blkhlth.com/blog
BMJ Global Health Blog: blogs.bmj.com/bmjgh
Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health: maternalchild.uic.edu/blog/write-for-the-mch-blog
CHW Central Blog: chwcentral.org/chf-hub/reports-and-blogs
Climatelinks Blog: www.climatelinks.org/blog
Columbia University Journal of Global Health Blog: journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/jgh/blog
Community Catalyst: communitycatalyst.org/blog
Culture of Health Voices: www.rwjf.org/en/insights/blog.html
Digital Health Global: www.digitalhealthglobal.com
JPHMP Direct: jphmpdirect.com/blog
FP Global Health Forum: foreignpolicy.com/events/global-health-forum
Global digital health network: www.globaldigitalhealthnetwork.org/category/blog
Global Health Unfiltered: www.globalhealthunfiltered.com
Health Care Ready: healthcareready.org
Health and Human Rights Blog: www.hhrjournal.org/category/blog
Healthy Newborn Network: www.healthynewbornnetwork.org
HPHR: hphr.org/blogs
Harvard Public Health Magazine: harvardpublichealth.org
Health Affairs Forefront: www.healthaffairs.org
Health Community: healthcommunity.nature.com
Health is Global (IS Global): www.isglobal.org/en/healthisglobal
Intervene Upstream: interveneupstream.org
Intouch Public Health: intouchpublichealth.net.au
Juxtaposition: www.juxtamagazine.org
Maternal Health Learning & Innovation Center: maternalhealthlearning.org/blog
Maternal Health Task Force: www.mhtf.org/blog
McGill Perspectives on Global Health: www.perspectivesmcgill.com
PH Spot: phspot.org
Public Health Newswire: www.publichealthnewswire.org
Public Health Post: www.publichealthpost.org
Reach One Touch One Ministries Canada reachone-touchone.org
RVPHTC BLOG: www.rvphtc.org/resources/blog
Science Speaks: www.idsociety.org/science-speaks-blog
Scientific American: www.scientificamerican.com/health
South of Global Health: ghi.aub.edu.lb/ghi-blog
Speaking of Medicine and Health: speakingofmedicine.plos.org
Students vs Pandemics: www.studentsvspandemics.com/about-3
Superbugs: www.superbugs.online/superblog
The Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health: canwach.ca/about
The Medical Care Blog: www.themedicalcareblog.com
The Public Health Corner: utjph.com/index.php/utjph/publichealthcorner
The Public Health Insight: thepublichealthinsight.com/blog
The Source: www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/the-source
Without Borders: blogs.neurology.org/global
UK Health Alliance: ukhealthalliance.org
Listed below are ten general interest publication that covers a wide range of topics including global health:
Borgen Magazine: www.borgenmagazine.com
Devex: www.devex.com/focus/opinions
DevPolicyBlog: devpolicy.org
Evidence & Policy Blog: evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk
NextBillion: nextbillion.net
Public citizen: www.citizen.org
Sage Perspectives: perspectivesblog.sagepub.com
The Borgen Project: borgenproject.org/blog
The Pan African Review: panafricanreview.rw
The Conversation: theconversation.com
So, you have figured out where you want your blog/op-ed to get published, what is next? Well, to improve your chances of getting a response from the editor, consider looking into specific instructions on the platform of your choice (“pitch” or “full draft”, word count, short biography, etc.) before initiating contact.
Do not get discouraged if your first submission does not get published. Always ask for feedback and seek suggestions on whether your piece could be a better fit for any other platform. A well-crafted article doesn’t come easy; it requires time, dedication, practice, and feedback!
Good luck placing your piece, and happy writing!