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Disability Media Work: Opportunities and Obstacles
New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2016), xiii, 131 pp.
"This book interrogates trends in training and employment of people with disabilities in the media through an analysis of people with disabilities’ self-representation in media employment. Improving disability representations in the media is vital to improving the social position of people with di
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Using Media and Communication to Respond to Public Health Emergencies: Lessons Learned from Ebola
London: BBC Media Action (2016), 30 pp.
"This practice briefing sets out what BBC Media Action learned in delivering and supporting health communication in response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa in 2014–15. It has a particular focus on Sierra Leone as this was the hub of the organisation’s response. The paper aims to contribute t
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Guinée info santé: Guide de référence pour les journalistes
Paris: CFI Coopération Médias (2016), 29 pp.
"Ce guide a pour objectif de fournir aux journalistes formés un support de communication adapté et efficace, leur permettant de diffuser des messages sur les problèmes prioritaires de santé en Guinée. Il doit également leur donner le même niveau d’information et des messages harmonisés sur
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Polio Communications Global Guide: Outbreak
Geneva: Global Polio Eradication Initiative (2016), 42 pp.
"Phase 1: Immediate Response Communication addresses the beginning of an outbreak and focuses on building, or rebuilding, caregivers’ critical awareness around key variables. Within the immediate response phase, communication should be straightforward and clear. The primary goals are to urgently r
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Albinism, Stigma, Subjectivity and Global-Local Discourses in Tanzania
Anthropology & Medicine, volume 23, issue 3 (2016), pp. 229-243
"Societal ideas and explanations of albinism at the local level in Tanzania are conceived in terms of family history, social relations, economic status, moral-religious positions, global-local flows of information and humanitarian actions on behalf of people with the congenital condition. This paper
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"Can the mass media cause changes in an audience’s knowledge, attitudes and intention to practise behaviours? At BBC Media Action, we have just successfully conducted a randomised control trial (RCT) to investigate this chain of causality in a prime time health TV drama in Bangladesh." (Introducti
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Radio as a Tool of Health Education: What Makes for an Effective HIV/AIDS Radio Campaign in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Intersect, volume 9, issue 3 (2016), pp. 1-14
"Public health interventions often take the form of media campaigns, which utilize television, radio, and print advertisements to spread awareness and inform the population of risk factors, prevention methods, and treatment options. This paper will focus on HIV/AIDS radio programs in Malawi, Zambia,
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Best Laid Plans: Cultural Entropy and the Unraveling of AIDS Media Campaigns
Chicago; London: University of Chicago Press (2016), 257 pp.;
"Organizations strive to persuade the public to change beliefs or behavior through expensive media campaigns. Designers painstakingly craft resonant and culturally sensitive messaging that will motivate people to buy a product or take active steps to improve their health. But once these campaigns le
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Social Media and Suicide Prevention: A Systematic Review
Early Intervention in Psychiatry, volume 10, issue 2 (2016), pp. 103-121
"Social media platforms are commonly used for the expression of suicidal thoughts and feelings, particularly by young people. Despite this, little is known about the ways in which social media can be used for suicide prevention. The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review to identify cu
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The Impact of Behaviour Change Communication on the Use of Insecticide Treated Nets: A Secondary Analysis of Ten Post-Campaign Surveys from Nigeria
Malaria Journal, volume 15, issue 422 (2016), 16 pp.
"Mass distribution campaigns of insecticide-treated nets for malaria prevention are usually accompanied by intensive behaviour change communication (BCC) to encourage hanging and use of nets. However, data on the effectiveness of these communication efforts are scarce. In preparation for the next ro
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The Government Response to Informed Citizens: New Evidence on Media Access and the Distribution of Public Health Benefits in Africa
World Bank Economic Review, volume 30, issue 2 (2016), pp. 233-267
"We use a “natural experiment” in media markets in Benin to examine the impact of community radio on government responsiveness to citizens. Contrary to prior research on the impact of mass media, in this experiment government agents do not provide greater benefits to citizens whose exposure to c
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Behaviour Change Communication Guidelines
Key Guides
Thimphu, Bhutan: SNV Bhutan (2016), 26 pp.
Radio Wa is Talking Health
D+C: Development and Cooperation, issue 8 (2016), pp. 26
"Boosting health care in rural areas is a serious challenge. Involving local radio stations can help. In northern Uganda, a local FM station supports the fight against leprosy." (Introduction)
Zika Virus Infection: Step-By-Step Guide to Risk Communication and Community Engagement
Washington, DC: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2016), 33 pp.
Seeing is Believing: The SPRING/Digital Green Experience in Niger. Evidence from a Community Video Approach for Nutrition and Hygiene Behaviors
Arlington, Va.: Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING) (2016), 47 pp.
"Community video is a powerful approach to improving nutrition practices, even in areas beset by drought, conflict, and food shortages. When community members create and share videos that promote optimal nutrition and hygiene behaviors, friends and neighbors pay attention. This report details the po
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Advocacy Campaign for the Rights of People with Disabilities: A Participatory Action Research Within a Community-Based Rehabilitation Project in Maharashtra, India
Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development, volume 27, issue 4 (2016), pp. 76-92
"This paper aimed to demonstrate how participatory action research (PAR) within a Community-based Rehabilitation (CBR) project facilitated community participation to advocate for the rights of people with visual impairment. An advocacy campaign, led by the local people with and without disabilities,
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Let’s Talk About Hesitancy: Enhancing Confidence in Vaccination and Uptake. Practical Guide for Public Health Programme Managers and Communicators
Stockholm: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) (2016), iv, 22 pp.
"This guide provides practical evidence-based and peer-reviewed advice for public health programme managers (PHPMs) and communicators involved with immunisation services. It identifies ways to enhance people’s confidence in vaccination and addresses common issues which underlie vaccination hesitan
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Can Mass Media Interventions Reduce Child Mortality?
Lancet, volume 386, issue 9988 (2015), pp. 97-100
"Many people recognise that mass media is important in promoting public health but there have been few attempts to measure how important. An ongoing trial in Burkina Faso (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01517230) is an attempt to bring together the very different worlds of mass media and epidemiology: to me
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