Office of Communications & Public Liaison
Resources
OCPL phone numbers can be found in the Staff Directory. Please note that additional policies are available on the Web Author’s Group page.
News & Events
- How NIH Brings Health and Science to the Public—OD Online Information Branch (OLIB)
- News Releases—Clearance: NIHNewsClearance@mail.nih.gov
- News Releases—Web Contacts: Julie Morton, Alyson Olander, Sara Cohen, Jessica Donah, OD Online Information Branch (OLIB)
- NIH Calendar of Events—OD Online Information Branch (OLIB)
- NIH Director's Bulletin Boards—Sharon Greenwell, NIH Visitor Center and Nobel Laureate Exhibit Hall
- NIH E-clips—Coordinator: Jan
Ehrman;
Distribution: OD Online Information Branch (OLIB) - Eureka Alert—Service for PIOs—News Media Branch
- News & Events Web page—Julie Morton
- NIH News in Health—Harrison Wein, Ph.D., Editor; Victoria Contie, Assistant Editor
- NIH Public Bulletin
- NIH Record—Rich McManus, Editor; Carla Garnett, Assistant Editor; Jan Ehrman, Staff Writer; Belle Waring, Staff Writer
Offices & Centers
- Council of Public Representatives (COPR)
- Editorial Operations Branch (EOB)—Rich McManus
- Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Office—Susan Cornell
- News Media Branch (NMB)—Calvin Jackson
- Offices of Community Liaison (OCL)—Tara Mowery
- Offices of Public Liaison (OPL)
- OD Online Information Branch (OLIB)—Scott Prince
- Public Information Office (PIO)—Marin Allen, Ph.D.
- NIH Visitor Center and Nobel Laureate Exhibit Hall—Carol Jabir and Tara Mowery
Clearances
- Audio/Visual—Calvin Jackson
- News Releases—Clearance: NIHNewsClearance@mail.nih.gov
- Publications—Jan Ehrman
Media Services
- Media Contacts—Renate Myles, Amanda Fine
- NIH Press Office—Calvin Jackson, Renate Myles, Amanda Fine, Craig Fritz
- NIH Image Bank—Bill Duval, Wally Akinso
- NIH Radio, NIH Podcast, NIH Health Matters—Joe Balintfy
Programs & Activities
- General NIH & Clinical Research Center Tours – Carol Jabir, NIH Visitor Center and Nobel Laureate Exhibit Hall
- NIH Overviews, Orientation Programs and Specially Tailored Tours – Carol Jabir and Tara Mowery, NIH Visitor Center and Nobel Laureate Exhibit Hall
- Special NIH Exhibits, Projects & Events – Carol Jabir and Tara Mowery, NIH Visitor Center and Nobel Laureate Exhibit Hall
- NIH Public Information Officers Network – William Duval, Ph.D.
Public Inquiry
Publications & Presentations
- How NIH Brings Health and Science to the Public—Online Information Branch (OLIB)
- NIH Almanac—OD Online Information Branch (OLIB)
- NIH Public Bulletin
- NIH Publications List—Jan Ehrman
- NIH Record—Rich McManus, Editor; Carla Garnett, Assistant Editor; Jan Ehrman, Staff Writer; Belle Waring, Staff Writer
- NIH
Research Matters eColumn—Harrison
Wein, Ph.D., Editor
Guidelines for writing NIH Research Matters stories (NIH-only access) - NIH News in Health—Harrison
Wein, Ph.D., Editor; Victoria
Contie, Assistant Editor
Guidelines for submitting to NIH News in Health (NIH-only access)
NIH News in Health upcoming topics (NIH-only access) - NIH…Turning Discovery into Health ® (NIH QuickFinder)—a listing of Institute and Center contact information—OD Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL)
- Research Highlights—Victoria Contie, Editor
- Talking to Your Doctor—OD Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL)
- NIH Publications & Audiovisuals: Preparation, Review, Approval & Distribution (#1183)—OD/OCPL
- Scientific, Technical, and Other Professional Information Presented by NIH Employees: Review, Approval, and Distribution (#1184)—OD/OCPL
- Use of NIH Names and Logos (#1186)—OD/OCPL
Web Site
- NIH Primary Web Contact List—who to contact before setting up a web site at NIH
- Public-facing Web Management Policy (#2804)—OD/OCPL
- NIH Web Privacy Policy (#2805)—OD/OCPL
- NIH Social and New Media Policy (#2809)—OD/OCPL
- For Employees Web site—Julie Morton
- Clear Communication: an NIH Health Literacy Initiative—OD Online Information Branch (OLIB)
- Widgets from NIH—OD Online Information Branch (OLIB)
- Communications Director's Electronic Mailing List(s)—Julie Morton
These lists are designated for announcements to NIH Communications Directors, membership is restricted. For more information, contact Julie Morton, OD Online Information Branch (OLIB).
- Communications Directors (Principals only) CDONLY@list.nih.gov (Members-only list)
- Communications Directors (Broad list) COMMS@list.nih.gov (Members-only list)
- Content & Design Guidelines for NIH Home Page Slides—Julie Morton
- Web Authors Group—Scott Prince
- Web Policy & Privacy Issues—Scott Prince
- Developing Web Sites at NIH, Official OD/OCPL Web Guidance from the On-Line Information Branch
- Web Metrics Group—Scott Prince ( (NIH-only access) , logon and password required)
- Web Site Maintenance—Julie
Morton, OD Online Information
Branch (OLIB)
OLIB maintains the NIH Home page, second-level pages, and the Director's page. For maintenance issues with other pages on the NIH Web sites, look for contact information at the bottom of the page. - HHS Web Council
—representative Scott Prince - Methods Available to Advertise NIH Campus Events—Julie Morton, OD Online Information Branch (OLIB)
- NIH and the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA)—OD Online Information Branch (OLIB)
- Guidelines for Participating in Wikipedia from NIH—NIH Wikipedia Comments
- Improving Findability: A Guide for Web Managers at the National Institutes of Health—10 tips to make NIH more findable through search
- Selected NIH Education and Awareness Campaigns—OD Online Information Branch (OLIB)
- Media Contacts—a list of press contacts by Institute/Center
This page last reviewed on May 23, 2013
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