Heather L. Mahoney
Managing Editor & Chief Operating Officer, Your Health Magazine
Heather L. Mahoney is Managing Editor and Chief Operating Officer of Your Health Magazine, where she has worked since 1999.
Heather is also a corporate officer and part owner of Professional Media Corporation, publisher of Your Health Magazine.
ABOUT HEATHER MAHONEY
Heather originally joined the publication in graphic design and production. Working closely with the magazine’s editorial content, healthcare professionals and overall production process, she quickly became invested in its mission and took on increasing responsibility throughout the organization. Over the years, her role expanded from design and production into editorial management, publishing operations and company leadership.
Today, Heather oversees the day-to-day editorial and production process for Your Health Magazine, in print and online, helping ensure that health information is presented clearly, professionally and in a way that is useful to readers.
Health Publishing
More than 25 years editing and producing health and medical content
Editorial Leadership
Managing Editor overseeing print and digital health content
Business & Operations
Chief Operating Officer, corporate officer and part owner
MORE THAN 25 YEARS IN HEALTH PUBLISHING
Since joining Your Health Magazine in 1999, Heather has developed extensive experience editing and producing health and medical content for the public.
Her work has included reviewing and editing articles submitted by doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals; preparing health information for publication; maintaining editorial consistency and readability; overseeing print and digital production; and helping translate complex healthcare topics into content that is accessible to a general audience.
Over more than two decades, she has worked with content spanning a broad range of medical specialties, health conditions, treatments, technologies and patient-education topics.
That experience has given Heather a deep understanding of the responsibilities involved in publishing health information—particularly the importance of preserving the meaning and expertise of healthcare professionals while presenting their information in a form that patients can readily understand.
GROWING WITH YOUR HEALTH MAGAZINE
Heather’s career at Your Health Magazine has developed alongside the publication itself.
Beginning in graphic design gave her a detailed understanding of the entire publishing process rather than editorial content alone. As her responsibilities grew, she became involved in every aspect of producing and managing the magazine, from article preparation and page production to editorial planning, distribution, digital publishing and overall operations.
She ultimately became Managing Editor, taking a central role in determining how Your Health Magazine’s educational content is reviewed, prepared and presented to readers. As Chief Operating Officer, she is also involved in the broader management and direction of the company.
That combination of editorial, production and operational experience gives Heather an unusually comprehensive perspective on health publishing—from the original information supplied by a healthcare professional through the finished article that reaches the reader.
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Heather studied Computer Science at the University of Maryland and later earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Her education in business, combined with more than 25 years of practical publishing experience, has supported a career that spans editorial management, publishing operations, production, digital media and organizational leadership.
COMMITTED TO THE MISSION
Heather’s long association with Your Health Magazine is closely tied to the publication’s purpose.
Helping People Find the Healthcare They Need
That mission has remained central to her work as the publication has evolved from a primarily print-based magazine into a health information resource reaching readers in print (distributed by The Washington Post), online, and all over local social media.
- Empowering and Encouraging People to Live Healthier by Going to the Doctor
- Bridging the Gap Between Doctors & Patients
- Marketing Through Education
For Heather, effective health publishing means making important information understandable while helping readers become more informed about their health and the healthcare resources available to them.
EDITORIAL ROLE
As Managing Editor, Heather oversees the editing and preparation of health content published by Your Health Magazine. Her responsibilities include reviewing content for clarity, readability, organization, consistency, accuracy of presentation and adherence to editorial standards, while helping preserve the intended meaning of information provided by healthcare professionals.
Her editorial perspective is informed by more than 25 years of experience working directly with health and medical content and overseeing the production of a long-established regional health publication.
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