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WHO’s Media Guidelines in the Press and in Public Perception

Kuang-Kuo Chang, Eric Freedman

Journal of Media Ethics, volume 33, issue 1 (2018), pp. 14-25

"This study based on a content analysis and a nationwide survey examines Taiwan’s suicide coverage and general public evaluations of the World Health Organization media guidelines, alongside the copycat effect. Key findings show the daily newspaper Apple Daily essentially failed to follow the guid ... more

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Effect of a Mass Radio Campaign on Family Behaviours and Child Survival in Burkina Faso: A Repeated Cross-Sectional, Cluster-Randomised Trial

Sophie Sarrassat, Nicolas Meda, Badola Hermann, Moctar Ouedrogo, Henri Someet al.

Lancet Global Health, volume 6, issue 3: e330-341 (2018), pp. 330-341

"Media campaigns can potentially reach a large audience at relatively low cost but, to our knowledge, no randomised controlled trials have assessed their effect on a health outcome in a low-income country. We aimed to assess the effect of a radio campaign addressing family behaviours on all-cause po ... more

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Evidenzbasierte | evidenzinformierte Gesundheitskommunikation

Paula Stehr, Dorothee Heinemeier, Constanze Rossmann (eds.)

Baden-Baden: Nomos (2018), 256 pp.

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Public Engagement in Malawi Through a Health-Talk Radio Programme ‘Umoyo Nkukambirana’: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation

Deborah Nyirenda, Tamara Chipasula Makawa, Chapita, Greyson, Chisomo Mdalla, Nkolokosa, Mzati et al.

Public Understanding of Science, volume 27, issue 2 (2018), pp. 229-242

"Radio is an effective source of health information in many resource poor countries. In Malawi, 53% of households own radios however few radio programmes in Malawi focus on health issues in the context of medical research. An interactive health-talk radio programme ‘Umoyo nkukambirana’ was intro ... more

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Cell Phones as an Anticipatory Technology: Behind the Hype of Big Data for Ebola Detection and Containment

Ulf Engel, Richard Rottenburg (eds.)

Halle; Leipzig: University of Halle;University of Leipzig (2018), 17 pp.

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Integrative Framing Analysis: Framing Health Through Words and Visuals

Viorela Dan

London: Routledge (2017), x, 170 pp.

"Much of framing scholarship focuses either exclusively on the analysis of words or of visuals. This book aims to address this gap by proposing a six-step approach to the analysis of verbal frames, visual frames and the interplay between them—an integrative framing analysis. This approach is then ... more

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Disability Media Studies

Elizabeth Ellcessor, Bill Kirkpatrick (eds.)

New York: New York University Press (2017), viii, 433 pp.

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Malaria Social and Behavior Change Communication Evidence Literature Review

Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs;Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (2017), 36 pp.

"There is a strong evidence base showing that SBCC programs can help improve malaria prevention and treatment behaviors. However, more work needs to be done to ensure that best practices are documented and used consistently. The review provides recommendations for strengthening peer-reviewed researc ... more

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Improving Maternal and Child Health Through Media in South Sudan: Final Evaluation

Trish Doherty, Karen O’Connor

London: BBC Media Action (2017), 51 pp.

"Following decades of civil war, South Sudan still lacks a functioning healthcare system and has some of the worst maternal and child health indicators in the world. To help address this, between 2012 and 2017 BBC Media Action produced and broadcast a range of national radio programmes seeking to in ... more

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Communication for Development and Social Change: Influencing Social Norms for an Inclusive Society in Montenegro

Jelena Perovic, Rafael Obregón

Commons: Revista de Comunicación y Ciudadanía Digital, volume 6, issue 1 (2017), pp. 130-147

"UNICEF and the Government of Montenegro implemented a communication strategy "It's about ability" to challenge the existing, exclusionary practices and promote new, inclusive social norms for children with disability. Drawing on communication for development principles and social norms theory, a 20 ... more

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Communicating Risk in Public Health Emergencies: A WHO Guideline for Emergency Risk Communication (ERC) Policy and Practice

World Health Organization (WHO) (2017), xi, 57 pp.

"The recommendations in these guidelines provide overarching, evidence-based guidance on how risk communication should be practised in an emergency. The recommendations also guide countries on building capacity for communicating risk during health emergencies. Specific step-by-step instructions are ... more

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Storytelling and Evidence-Based Policy: Lessons from the Grey Literature

Brett Davidson

Palgrave Communications, volume 3, issue 17093 (2017), 10 pp.

"The article outlines some of the ways in which an understanding of policymaker psychology and factors such as group dynamics and political context are reflected in the grey literature, and the implications of this for understanding the role of storytelling in political advocacy. It highlights pract ... more

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WHO Strategic Communications Framework for Effective Communication

Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) (2017), ii, 52 pp.

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Preventing Suicide: A Resource for Media Professionals
Key Guidance

World Health Organization (WHO), updated ed. (2017), viii, 18 pp.

"This resource booklet briefly summarizes the current evidence on the impact of media reporting of suicide, and provides information for media professionals about how to report on suicide, recognizing that there are times when a suicide will need to be reported on the grounds of its newsworthiness. ... more

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Short-Term WASH Interventions in Emergency Response: A Systematic Review

Travis Yates, Jelena Allen, Myriam Leandre-Joseph, Daniele Lantagne

London: International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) (2017), 260 pp.

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Comunicación, infancia y adolescencia, guía para periodistas: Suicidio

Valeria Román, Celina Abud

Buenos Aires: UNICEF;Red Argentina de Periodismo Científico (2017), 23 pp.

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Mapear la salud: Una propuesta de comunicación participativa y educación sanitaria

Buenos Aires: Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) (2017), 116 pp.

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The Fight Against Lassa Fever in Ebonyi State, Nigeria: A Clash of the People’s Culture and Broadcast Media Campaign

Simon Ugochuwu Nwankwo, Agatha Orji-Egwu

IDOSR Journal of Communication and English, volume 2, issue 1 (2017), pp. 159-180

"Ebonyi State of Nigeria is among the states where the incidence of Lassa fever has become endemic; and has consequently led to the death of many people including health practitioners in the state. To mobilize the people against the disease, government and stakeholders in the health sector resorted ... more

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Terminal Evaluation of “The Partnership for Behavior and Social Change in Yemen” Project in Taiz and Hodeidah

Sadeq Noman Al-Nabhani

UNICEF;Search for Common Ground (2017), 80 pp.

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The Father Factor: How Community Video Encourages Male Involvement for Better Nutrition and Hygiene Behaviors in Niger. Evidence from the SPRING Community Video Experience

Arlington: Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING);USAID (2017), iv, 25 pp.

"Study findings indicate that community videos aid spousal communication in support of maternal, infant, and young child nutrition (MIYCN) behaviors even if husbands do not attend the disseminations. The visual presentation of MIYCN messages improved the transmission of information, which then facil ... more

Preventing Suicide: A Resource for Media Professionals Key Guidance

Preventing Suicide: A Resource for Media Professionals
Key Guidance