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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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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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Public Health Media Advocacy Action Guide: Elements of a Media Advocacy Campaign
Global Health Advocacy Incubator (2016), 56 pp.
"Changing public health policy is one of the most effective ways to improve public health on a population-wide scale. As part of the advocacy campaign to move a public health issue onto the policy agenda and through the policy making process, a strategic and well executed media advocacy campaign is
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Interactive Radio Program Report: An Integrated Approach to Addressing the Issue of Youth Depression in Malawi and Tanzania
Ottawa: Farm Radio International (2016), 23 pp.
"Here we discuss a unique and innovative radio-based approach to improving mental health literacy and creating a demand for mental health services—part of a larger project called 'An Integrated Approach to Addressing the Issue of Youth Depression in Malawi and Tanzania'. Grounded in theories of so
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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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"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 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)
Radio Broadcasting in the Era of HIV/AIDS: Can This be the Magic Bullet?
International Social Work, volume 58, issue 2 (2015), pp. 223-237
"In this study, we assessed the relevance and effectiveness of radio broadcasting as a strategy that facilitates the adoption and use of safer sexual practices among students at a South African university. Based on ethnographic data, the article highlights that the essential and critical contributio
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Global Mental Health Communications Toolkit
London: Mental Health Innovation Network; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (2015), 27 pp.
"This toolkit aims to help global mental health researchers communicate their findings to their stakeholders. The principles in this toolkit can be applied to all stakeholders, including policy-makers, and to key messages about your project’s implementation and policy influence activities. This to
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Narrative Interpretation of HIV/AIDS Messages: The Effects of Storytelling Prompts Among Rural University Students
Critical Arts: South-North Cultural and Media Studies, volume 29, issue 3 (2015), pp. 400-418
"This study examined the use of a locally developed storytelling prompt as an alternative medium for HIV and AIDS awareness and prevention messages among rural university students in Limpopo Province, South Africa. An assessment of first-year students’ (n=21) response to a storytelling stimulus wi
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Comunicación y salud en América Latina: Un campo en permanente movimiento
In: La contribución de América Latina al campo de la comunicación: historia, enfoques teóricos, epistemológicos y tendencias de la investigación
Buenos Aires: Prometeo Libros (2015), pp. 257-296
Entertainment-Education for Health Behaviour Change: Issues and Perspectives in Africa
Victoria, BC: Friesen Press (2015), xix, 271 pp.
"Entertainment-education for Health Behaviour Change: Issues and Perspectives in Africa is a collection of essays from some of the leading scholars in entertainment-education, including writers from South Africa, Nigeria, and the United States. Chapters cover a wide range of application and strategi
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Empowering HIV Positive Youths for Treatment Adherence Through Entertainment-Education
In: Entertainment-Education for Health Behaviour Change: Issues and Perspectives in Africa
Victoria, BC: Friesen Press (2015), pp. 243-261
"Through an action media methodology, various participatory, grassroots, and traditional media methods, such as role plays, movie screenings, and drawing, were used with eight HIV-positive children to empower them to collectively respond to better treatment adherence. The paper demonstrates how, thr
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Guía de comunicación para equipos de salud
Buenos Aires: Ministerio de Salud, 2nd ed. (2015), 48 pp.
Effective Communications: Participant Handbook for WHO Staff
Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) (2015), 93 pp.
National Communication Strategy for Malaria Control in Uganda
Kampala: Ministry of Health (2015), 40 pp.
"This Uganda national communication strategy for malaria prevention and control has been developed to facilitate the implementation of the Uganda Malaria Reduction Strategy (UMRS) 2014-2020. The strategy will offer a framework where every stakeholder shall take recommended actions to fund, prevent,
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Communication and Social Mobilization in Yellow Fever Mass Vaccination Campaigns: 10 Points from Field Experience
World Health Organization (WHO) (2015), viii, 31 pp.
"The main objective of this document is to provide evidence-based guidance on conducting practical social mobilization and communication for a yellow fever vaccination campaign, either preventive or reactive. Information is also given on the monitoring and evaluation of communication and social mobi
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