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Making Data Talk: A Workbook

National Cancer Institute (2011), 44 pp.

"This workbook provides an overview of the main points contained in the book 'Making Data Talk: Communicating Public Health Data to the Public, Policy Makers, and the Press', as well as practical exercises for applying the book’s concepts and communication principles to your unique situation. The ... more

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Comunicación para la salud del pueblo: una revisión de conceptos básicos

Luis Ramiro Beltrán

La Paz: Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) (2011), 64 pp.

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Factors Influencing HIV/AIDS Media Awareness Campaigns: A Western Highlands Case Study

Brenda Peter Cangah

In: Communication, Culture & Society in Papua New Guinea: Yu Tok Wanem?

Evangelia Papoutsaki; Michael McManus; Patrick Matbob (eds.)

Madang: DWU Press, Divine Word University (2011), pp. 92-102

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Essentials of Public Health Communication

Claudia F. Parvanta, David E. Nelson, Sarah A. Parvanta, Richard N. Harner (eds.)

Sudbury, Mass. et al.: Jones & Bartlett Learning (2011), xxxi, 409 pp.

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Tackling HIV and AIDS Stigmatization and Discrimination

Media Development, volume 58, issue 4 (2011), pp. 1-23

"Mass and community media can unthinkingly reinforce stigmatisation and discrimination against people living with HIV and AIDS. Beyond the important question of language and image, there are those of care, respect, support, and human dignity. As one writer in this issue comments, "HIV and AIDS is no ... more

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Guía de apoyo para la promoción de las prácticas familiares clave a través de medios radiales

Luis Carlos Ochoa Vásquez

Washington, DC: Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) (2010), 105 pp.

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Health Communication in Africa

African Communication Research (St. Augustine University Mwanza), volume 3, issue 2 (2010), pp. 205-367

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Social Issues in Television Fiction

Lesley Henderson

Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press (2010), vi, 200 pp.

"The book gives lively and engaging insights into how and why socially sensitive story lines were taken up by different TV programmes from the late 1980s to the 2000s. Drawing on a series of case studies of medicine, health, illness and social problems including breast cancer, mental distress, sexua ... more

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La perspectiva de género en las cuñas televisivas sobre VIH

Cristina Torres Parodi, Alejandra Hurtado et al.

Washington, DC: Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) (2010), xi, 35 pp.

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Media Guidelines for the Portrayal of Disability

Jeannette Sanchez (ed.)

Geneva: International Labour Organization (ILO) (2010), 35 pp.

"These Guidelines are intended to provide practical advice to media on how to promote positive, inclusive images of women and men with disabilities and stimulate a climate of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for disabled persons at all levels of the economy and society. They are intended for ... more

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Arts and Media AIDS Advocacy Initiative: Addressing Stigma and Discrimination in China Through Public Private Partnerships

Bangkok: UNDP (2010), 7 pp.

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Participatory Communication for Tuberculosis Control in Prisons in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Paraguay

Silvio Waisbord

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, volume 27, issue 3 (2010), pp. 168-174

"Objectives: to assess the challenges in reducing tuberculosis (TB) in prisons in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Paraguay and propose ways to address them through communication interventions. Methods: challenges to two central goals of TB control—early diagnosis of positive cases and successful application ... more

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The Pragmatic Politics of Media Reform: Media Movements and Coalition-Building in Latin America

Silvio Waisbord

Global Media and Communication, volume 6, issue 2 (2010), pp. 133-153

"This article analyzes the strategies and the impact of two ‘media movements’ in Latin America — the experiences of civic coalitions working on media policy reform in Uruguay, and advocacy journalism about tobacco control in Argentina — through interviewing the principle actors involved in t ... more

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Parler du sida au Nord-Cameroun

Henry Tourneux, Léonie Métangmo-Tatou (eds.)

Paris: Karthala, 2. éd. revue et corrigée (2010), 274 pp.

"Dans le cadre africain dit « francophone », les langues locales sont le parent pauvre de la réflexion sur la communication. Pourtant, une majorité d’Africains de ces pays ne maîtrisent pas le français. Les promoteurs (nationaux ou internationaux) de campagnes d’information et de conseil o ... more

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Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization for TB Control: Collection of Country-Level Good Practices

Richard Pinkham, Young-Ae Chu, Elisabetta Minelli, Netty Kamp et al.

Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) (2010), 81 pp.

"The purpose of this document is to highlight cases in which Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization (ACSM) interventions have contributed to a positive outcome of tuberculosis (TB) control activities directed to a range of audiences and settings. It is intended for on-the-ground stakeholder ... more

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Achieving Polio Eradication: A Review of Health Communication Evidence and Lessons Learned in India and Pakistan

Rafael Obregón, Ketan Chitnis, Chris Morry, Warren Feek, Jeffrey Bates, Michael Galway, Ellyn Ogden

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, issue 87 (2009), pp. 624-630

"This review examines polio communication efforts in India and Pakistan between the years 2000 and 2007. It shows how epidemiological, social and behavioural data guide communication strategies that have contributed to increased levels of polio immunity, particularly among underserved and hard-to-re ... more

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TV Soap Operas in HIV Education: Reaching Out with Popular Entertainment
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Stuart Adams

Eschborn: German HIV Peer Review Group (PRG);Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (2009), 38 pp.

"This publication looks closely at cases where Germany has supported the production and broadcast of television soap operas as key components of Behavior Change Communication (BCC) in three very different countries with three very different HIV epidemics: In Kyrgyzstan, the epidemic is largely conce ... ntrated among injecting drug users (IDUs), mostly young males but some female sex workers. It is spreading rapidly and there is concern it could soon spread into the general population. Originally broadcast in 2006, "Love as a Test" aims to get across messages that HIV affects not only "them" but could easily affect you and your loved ones and there are things you can do to prevent its spread and reduce its harm. In Dominican Republic, there are extremely high rates of HIV prevalence among ethnic Haitians who live in bateyes (settlements on agricultural plantations), rural areas and urban barrios. Originally broadcast in 2007, "Amor de Batey" aims to promote the consistent and correct use of low-cost but reliable condoms and, also, to empower women, improve their health and reduce child mortality. In Côte d'Ivoire, there are high rates of HIV prevalence throughout the country but much higher rates among women than men. Contributing factors include the common practice of having multiple concurrent sexual relations and low levels of education and specific knowledge about sexual and reproductive health. Originally broadcast in 1994, "SIDA dans la Cité" has aims similar to those of "Amor de Batey." The first series proved so successful that it lead to a second series, originally broadcast in 1996-97, and then to a third, originally broadcast in 2003. All three series have proved popular throughout French-speaking West and Central Africa. This publication shows how each series was developed, provides brief synopses, summarizes the results of formal evaluations and provides informal assessments. It draws lessons and concludes that television soap operas can make significant contributions to national responses to HIV. The most successful series are based on sound research, reflect the realities of life as it is lived by their target audiences, and are developed in a professional manner that ensures they meet high standards both as entertainment and as educational tools." (Executive summary, page 5) more

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Cambodia Sentinel Survey 2008: Media Consumption (Radio, Television, Internet and Mobile Phone) and HIV and AIDS Information in the Media

Lizz Frost Yocum, Chiv Linna, By Ratana, Khim Narith (eds.)

London: BBC World Service Trust (2009), 58 pp.

"In August 2008, the BBC World Service Trust conducted a quantitative midline sentinel survey on HIV and AIDS Knowledge Attitudes and Practice (KAP) and media habits. The Trust has consistently applied a survey methodology using cross-sectional household-based surveys since 2004. The 2008 Sentinel S ... more

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Healing the Messenger: A Journalist’s Trauma Booklet. Special Edition Kenya

Nairobi; Copenhagen: Kenya Association of Photographers, Illustrators and Designers;Kenya Correspondents Association;Kenya Union of Journalists;International Media Support (IMS) (2009), 38 pp.

"Providing counseling for reporters who have witnessed some of the worst things that can happen to humanity – with no tools to handle the emotional shock – was identified as one of the most imminent and crucial needs for support to Kenyan media practitioners in the aftermath of the disputed Dece ... more

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Untold: Stories in a Time of HIV & AIDS. Audience Reception and Capacity Building Report

Soul City (2009), 24 pp.

"The Untold films bear testimony to the success of the skills development element of this Regional Programme initiative. The fact that these television dramas were developed, written, directed and produced in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabw ... more

TV Soap Operas in HIV Education: Reaching Out with Popular Entertainment Inspiring Practice

TV Soap Operas in HIV Education: Reaching Out with Popular Entertainment
Inspiring Practice