Barbara Glickstein
Public Health Nurse & Health Reporter
Public Health Nurse & Health Reporter
Barbara Glickstein is a public health nurse, health reporter and communication strategist. Her media training provides diverse leaders in health care the tools to be sources on all media platforms to advance the health of the public and public policy. Glickstein produces & hosts HealthCetera, a podcast that provides evidence-based news, analysis and commentary where diverse, dynamic, front-line experts discuss the latest real-world effects of healthcare and health policy. She is a consultant to Carolyn Jones Productions. She is committed to disrupting health news reporting to be more inclusive using diverse sources.
Glickstein served as Chair of the Board of Project Kesher 2015-2018, a global Jewish feminist women’s advocacy organization. She remains as a member of the board and chairs the Communication Committee.
A recent review of health news found that nurses were cited as sources in only 2 percent of stories. Why is that? Journalists offered a few common explanations.