I believe health communication should feel human. My work blends storytelling, empathy, and strategy to make health information approachable. Each project below reflects my commitment to connecting people with knowledge that inspires confidence and action.
Women’s Health | Digital Health | Storytelling | Foundations
Women’s Health
Cervical Cancer Screening Interventions
Developed at Westat for the CDC
Goal: Adapt 2 evidence-based cervical cancer screening interventions — Face Your Health (for Black women) and AMIGAS (for Hispanic women) — into digital content to increase screening participation
My Role: Led content strategy and video script development for Face Your Health and supported the AMIGAS adaptation as needed
Deliverables: Comprehensive content strategy mapping original intervention components to digital updates; 2 video scripts tailored to each audience group
*original interventions (before adaptation) linked above for context
Maternal Mortality Project
Developed at Westat for the CDC
Goal: Educate general public about maternal mortality review committees and their findings
My Role: Developed plain-language messaging and collaborated on social media graphics and fact sheets highlighting disparities faced by women of color and the importance of equitable care solutions
Deliverables: Communications toolkit including social media graphics and fact sheets
View social graphic: What Are MMRCs?
View social graphic: MMRC Findings
Menstrual Phase Wellness Phone Wallpaper
Personal project
Goal: Help women align daily wellness habits with the four menstrual phases
My Role: Researched, wrote, and designed content for a mobile wallpaper that outlines nutrition, movement, and mindset for each phase
Deliverable: Digital wallpaper design
Digital Health
COPD Caregiver’s Toolkit
Developed at Westat for the NIH
Goal: Help COPD caregivers and patients to learn more about COPD and live better with a diagnosis
My Role: Adapted a caregiver education toolkit into a digital, interactive format and led the creation of short animations for each module
Deliverables: 5 digital modules; 5 video animations; Webpage
Asthma in Our Communities
Developed at Westat for the NIH
Goal: Highlight the different ways asthma affects communities that have particularly high rates
My Role: Researched and wrote content tailored to American Indian Alaska Native, Black, and Hispanic/Latino communities and women
Deliverables: 4 infographics, 4 social media graphics, 4 fact sheets, and 4 videos (1 set of resources for each community); Webpage
Storytelling
MyTelehealth Video Series
Developed at Medical University of South Carolina
Goal: Raise public awareness of the benefits of telehealth
My Role: Collaborated with public educational broadcasting network, physicians, and patients to produce and promote ongoing series of videos
Impact: Contributed to 26% increase in telehealth interactions statewide
View video: Doctors Use Telehealth to Save Little Girl’s Life
Foundations
Telehealth Social Story
Developed at Medical University of South Carolina
Goal: Help pediatric developmental patients understand what to expect during telehealth appointment
My Role: Conceptualized, wrote, and designed a plain-language social story in collaboration with clinicians
Deliverables: PDF brochure, integration into medical records portal
*an early project that sparked my passion for health communication
Note: Work samples are displayed for portfolio purposes only and reflect my contributions during employment with each organization.
Tierra Thomas 