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Barbara Hirsch, Publisher
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Barbara's CV
Alexandria, VA. Issue 1 published July 1997. Interactive or hard-copy newsletter on obesity research. The Obesity-news web site is the single largest repository of obesity information on the internet. Obesity-news is read and respected as an accurate source by leading physicians, researchers, pharmacists, health care policy analysts and well informed patients in over 50 countries.
Barbara Hirsch, publisher of Obesity-news, has over 20 years experience digesting technical and legal information for a professional and lay audience, as a lobbyist, consultant and public relations professional.
Obesity-news summarizes the latest research on obesity medications, nutrition, exercise studies, obesity related diseases, and a host of other subjects in a concise, easy-to-understand format. Selected articles from past issues are available on-line in the archives.
Web presence.
Obesity-news is linked to most reputable obesity sites, including those of the American Obesity Association, the International Obesity Task Force, and the Karolinska Institute, a leading medical research center. To see some of the hundreds of pharmaceutical companies, physicians, and medical centers that link Obesity-news, see our reciprocal links page. Obesity-news has also been featured in the national press. Some of our clippings are posted on the site.
Former employment and businesses.
- APPA: The Association Of Higher Education Facilities Officers
Alexandria, VA. Government Relations Director. Hired to form new government relations program at this nonprofit association representing facilities managers at colleges and universities. Provided professional support to the APPA government relations committee, board and executive committee on legislative and regulatory activities. Also directed coalition building and partnering activities, wrote position papers, spoke at APPA regional and annual meetings, and instructed at APPA Institute. Other projects included expanding grass roots program to membership-at-large, developing a member resource network and government relations data base for APPA's new web page. Major policy areas were environment, occupational safety and health, and energy.
- Hirsch Communications. Washington, DC.
Provided professional support to various organizations on public policy, public and media relations, and grass roots mobilization. Policy areas included telecommunications, energy, environment, insurance, tax and general business issues. Also directed general legislative campaigns, built and maintained coalitions, wrote legislative materials, including testimony and position papers for DC area non-profits.
- National Telephone Cooperative Association
Washington, DC.Government Relations Representative. Provided legislative and regulatory support to members of national association representing rural telephone cooperatives. Participated in decision making on legislative strategy, monitored Communications Act rewrite legislation, REA appropriations and directed FCC radio licensing program. Participated extensively in cable-telco cross ownership issue. Regularly wrote articles for trade association publications on legislative and regulatory issues. Edited and wrote annual salary survey. Had overall responsibility for department budget. Trained and supervised administrative personnel. Spoke at seminars, round tables, and NTCA meetings on telecommunications issues.
Professional Affiliations.
Education.
- Georgetown University. Washington, DC. BA, Government.
Phi Beta Kappa. Magna Cum Laude
- Fordham University New York, NY. Political Science.
Student senator. Wrote for the Fordham Law Journal. Inducted into Fordham's national honor society, Alpha Sigma Lambda.
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Obesity-news is a publication of Hirsch Communications. An on-line subscription is $104.00 per year, payable in advance by check, money order, American Express, Discover, VISA or Mastercard. Subscribing is simple using our secure on-line subscription form. Obesity-news also accepts fax orders at 703/960-7462 and mail orders at PO Box 19316, Alexandria, VA 22320-0316. Copyright 1997-2008, all rights reserved.
IMPORTANT: All information in this publication is believed to be accurate and true. Publisher is not liable for omissions or inaccuracies. Information in this newsletter is for educational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice, or be used in lieu of consultation with a health care provider.
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