Articles by "Vicki Martinka Petersen"
health enews contributor, is a digital content strategist at Advocate Health Care and Aurora Health Care. She studied journalism at Eastern Illinois University and received a master’s degree in writing from DePaul University. A former newspaper reporter, she’s worked in health care communications for the last decade. In her spare time, Vicki enjoys tackling her "to be read" pile, volunteering and planning fun activities to do in the Chicago area with her husband and son.
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