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Papers by L. Dorfman

Health Education & Behavior, 2001

The authors present a case study of a collaboration among the Berkeley Media Studies Group, the U... more The authors present a case study of a collaboration among the Berkeley Media Studies Group, the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism, and journalist Jane Ellen Stevens to introduce to five metropolitan newspapers new violence-reporting techniques that include a public health perspective. A handbook was designed for journalists, and workshops were conducted to explore with editors and reporters how newspapers can report highly unusual crimes and yet avoid misrepresenting the patterns of violence in their communities and creating misguided fear in the public. This case study documents how journalists can be meaningfully engaged on this topic with people from public health despite typical barriers to access faced by public health practitioners and solid resistance from many editors and reporters. The authors describe goals, objectives, and activities across five daily newspapers along with journalists' reactions, concerns, and resistance to the issues that were raised.

Health Education & Behavior, 2005

Framing battles in public health illustrate the tension in our society between individual freedom... more Framing battles in public health illustrate the tension in our society between individual freedom and collective responsibility. This article describes how two frames, market justice and social justice, first articulated in a public health context by Dan Beauchamp, influence public dialogue on the health consequences of corporate practices. The authors argue that public health advocates must articulate the social justice values motivating the changes they seek in specific policy battles that will be debated in the context of news coverage. The authors conclude with lessons for health education practitioners who need to frame public health issues in contentious and controversial policy contexts. Specific lessons include the importance of understanding the existing values and beliefs motivating the public health change being sought, the benefits of articulating core messages that correspond to shared values, and the necessity of developing media skills to compete effectively with adversaries in public debate.

Fertility and Sterility, 2011

OBJECTIVE: This study was an observational retrospective cohort, with the objective to compare th... more OBJECTIVE: This study was an observational retrospective cohort, with the objective to compare the cryopreservation efficiency between slow freezing and vitrification technique using cryotop.

Edited by Lori Dorfman and Lawrence Wallack. …, 1997

American Journal of Public Health, 1997

American Journal of Public Health, 1992

... Acknowledgments The author gratefully acknowledges the en-couragement of Dr. William L. Haske... more ... Acknowledgments The author gratefully acknowledges the en-couragement of Dr. William L. Haskell in this work, as well as his arrangements for its finan-cial support, and the helpful suggestions made by Dr. Gilbert W. Beebe and Seymour Jablon. ...

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2009

Purpose: To report the percentage of nursing homes whose social services director has a degree in... more Purpose: To report the percentage of nursing homes whose social services director has a degree in social work, to report the characteristics of social service directors, and to describe the characteristics of nursing homes most likely to employ a degreed social worker. These questions are important because social workers are core members of the interdisciplinary team in nursing homes and have responsibilities for the psychosocial well-being of residents.

Health Education & Behavior, 2001

The authors present a case study of a collaboration among the Berkeley Media Studies Group, the U... more The authors present a case study of a collaboration among the Berkeley Media Studies Group, the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism, and journalist Jane Ellen Stevens to introduce to five metropolitan newspapers new violence-reporting techniques that include a public health perspective. A handbook was designed for journalists, and workshops were conducted to explore with editors and reporters how newspapers can report highly unusual crimes and yet avoid misrepresenting the patterns of violence in their communities and creating misguided fear in the public. This case study documents how journalists can be meaningfully engaged on this topic with people from public health despite typical barriers to access faced by public health practitioners and solid resistance from many editors and reporters. The authors describe goals, objectives, and activities across five daily newspapers along with journalists' reactions, concerns, and resistance to the issues that were raised.

Health Education & Behavior, 2005

Framing battles in public health illustrate the tension in our society between individual freedom... more Framing battles in public health illustrate the tension in our society between individual freedom and collective responsibility. This article describes how two frames, market justice and social justice, first articulated in a public health context by Dan Beauchamp, influence public dialogue on the health consequences of corporate practices. The authors argue that public health advocates must articulate the social justice values motivating the changes they seek in specific policy battles that will be debated in the context of news coverage. The authors conclude with lessons for health education practitioners who need to frame public health issues in contentious and controversial policy contexts. Specific lessons include the importance of understanding the existing values and beliefs motivating the public health change being sought, the benefits of articulating core messages that correspond to shared values, and the necessity of developing media skills to compete effectively with adversaries in public debate.

Fertility and Sterility, 2011

OBJECTIVE: This study was an observational retrospective cohort, with the objective to compare th... more OBJECTIVE: This study was an observational retrospective cohort, with the objective to compare the cryopreservation efficiency between slow freezing and vitrification technique using cryotop.

Edited by Lori Dorfman and Lawrence Wallack. …, 1997

American Journal of Public Health, 1997

American Journal of Public Health, 1992

... Acknowledgments The author gratefully acknowledges the en-couragement of Dr. William L. Haske... more ... Acknowledgments The author gratefully acknowledges the en-couragement of Dr. William L. Haskell in this work, as well as his arrangements for its finan-cial support, and the helpful suggestions made by Dr. Gilbert W. Beebe and Seymour Jablon. ...

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2009

Purpose: To report the percentage of nursing homes whose social services director has a degree in... more Purpose: To report the percentage of nursing homes whose social services director has a degree in social work, to report the characteristics of social service directors, and to describe the characteristics of nursing homes most likely to employ a degreed social worker. These questions are important because social workers are core members of the interdisciplinary team in nursing homes and have responsibilities for the psychosocial well-being of residents.