UCO Health Communication Class Tours Metro Sites
Liberal Arts News and Events
August 22, 2023
UCO Health Communication Students at Calming Central in the Nigh University Center, with Taylor Shelton.
Students from the UCO Mass Communication Department’s Health Communication and Promotion course visited with professionals around the Oklahoma City metro to learn about the field of health and safety communication.
Students participating in the fall intersession course spent class time exploring health communication case studies, theory, and campaign planning. However, the highlights of the course proved to be the site visits, which provided students with the opportunity to visit the Oklahoma City Indian Clinic, the UCO Center for Counseling and Wellbeing, the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City Mitch Park location, and the Edmond Fire Department and Children’s Safety Village.
Professional health and safety communicators gave tours at these sites and discussed best practices and career paths in the field. They all invited students to network with them and ask questions in the future.
“I am so thankful to have been able to visit all of these sites throughout this two-week course,” said Mireya Paramo, a strategic communication senior. “I never thought that they would all be as impactful as they were.”
“We greatly appreciated talking with the class,” said Jesse Benne of the Edmond Fire Department, who specializes in fire prevention. “It was an absolute pleasure connecting with your group to share fire safety and communication.”
Professionals who met with students included Angie Reeves, Rachael Maltby, and Jocelyn McCray from the Oklahoma City Indian Clinic; Taylor Shelton from the UCO Center for Counseling and Wellbeing; Christin King, Makayla Mainord, and Corey Cargill from the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City; and Jesse Benne and Jacob Stangl from the Edmond Fire Department.
King and Cargill both graduated from the UCO strategic communication program.
Students in the class included strategic communication seniors Isabel Baker, Maddie Curtis, Sarah Hamilton, Promise Hill, Brianna Jones, Emad Khan, Jennifer Meadows, Reese Merriman, Joshua Nelson, Mireya Paramo, Garrett Scott and Makayla Seeney.
Dr. Megan Cox, assistant professor of strategic communication, was the instructor for the course.
Learn more about the UCO Department of Mass Communication.
For more information about UCO’s health communication course, contact Dr. Megan Cox, mcox18@uco.edu.
Students at the Mitch Park YMCA with UCO alum Christin King
Students at the Edmond Children’s Safety Village with Jesse Benne and Jacob Stangl of the Edmond Fire Department