Ellen Beck - SmartBrief

Ellen Beck

Ellen Beck is a senior content editor at SmartBrief who writes for health care and life sciences audiences and also contributes to health and wellness briefs. She has been a journalist for more than 30 years for print, wire service and online publications, and in radio news. She specializes in health care reporting and analysis.

Articles by Ellen Beck

HealthcareInsurersProviders

AHA advocacy highlights concerns with MA plans

By Ellen Beck 02/15/24

HealthcareInsurersProvidersTechnology

Rural hospitals find local solutions to workforce development

By Ellen Beck 02/15/24

HealthcareInsurersProvidersTechnology

Rural health care challenges require innovative solutions

By Ellen Beck 02/14/24

Healthcare

Public health departments tackle misinformation, distrust

By Ellen Beck 01/31/24

HealthcarePharmaceuticalsTechnology

Big pharma re-engages with M&A, boosts life sciences spending

By Ellen Beck 01/09/24

Insurers

What will health insurance look like in the new normal?

By Ellen Beck 04/01/21

Healthcare

What health care innovations will live on after the pandemic?

By Ellen Beck 03/15/21

Healthcare

4 takeaways from the AHIP policy conference

By Ellen Beck 03/15/21

Healthcare

Which health care issues will matter most after the pandemic?

By Ellen Beck 03/15/21

Healthcare

Health care stakeholders collaborate to get COVID-19 vaccines in arms

By Ellen Beck 03/10/21

Healthcare

Changing the systems that burn out clinicians

By Ellen Beck 11/08/20

Healthcare

How 3 health systems are responding to coronavirus

By Ellen Beck 04/07/20

Healthcare

Communities fight obesity by addressing racism, poverty

By Ellen Beck 03/03/20

Education

Educating children on food safety can help debunk popular myths

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

CPG

Facts Up Front campaign makes headway in grocery stores

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Restaurant and Foodservice

Food safety programs need top-level support, company experts say

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Restaurant and Foodservice

Q-and-A: Food Lab helps companies add sustainability to value chains

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Education

Breakfast in the classroom benefits students, school budgets, experts say

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Marketing Strategy

#foodsafety: Diners post food safety violations to Instagram, Twitter

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Food Retail

Food banks connect with farmers, schools to create local networks

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Restaurant and Foodservice

FBI makes threats to U.S. food supply a bigger priority

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Food Retail

Farmers markets, farm advocates step up efforts to challenge FSMA proposed rules

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Food Retail

Survey: Food hubs are financially viable businesses important to farmers, communities

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Restaurant and Foodservice

Q-and-A: Strategies for reducing cholesterol levels in children

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Restaurant and Foodservice

Clyde’s Restaurant Group: How to keep employees up on food safety

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Restaurant and Foodservice

Scientists explore health benefits of spices

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Restaurant and Foodservice

Cookbook shows relationships between chefs and farmers

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Restaurant and Foodservice

3 food safety apps for your restaurant

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Food

Q-and-A: Crystal FitzSimons of the Food Research and Action Center on the Summer Food Service Program

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Food

Q-and-A: Kellogg program brings college students into the fight against hunger

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

CPG

Q-and-A: Clearing up confusion about gluten-free labeling

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Food Retail

Safety is the top priority for Colo.’s Rocky Ford growers this cantaloupe season

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Food

How California food trucks keep food safe

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Food

Vitamin D studies have their day in the sun, but experts say enthusiasm still outpaces evidence

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Food

Q-and-A: How the CDC encourages community-based diabetes prevention

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Marketing

How researchers use Twitter to track the flu

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Marketing

Study uses Facebook groups to raise awareness of HIV and testing

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Food Retail

Edible antimicrobial coatings might be the next big thing in food safety

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Marketing

Facebook study shows social media’s potential to increase organ donations

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Education

Summer food programs strive to reduce childhood obesity

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16

Food Retail

CropMobster gives leftover produce a second chance

By Ellen Beck 05/26/16