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Mass Communication and Public Health
Complexities and Conflicts
Edited by:
- Charles K. Atkin - Michigan State University, USA
- Lawrence Wallack - Portland State University, USA
October 1990 | 200 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
This book increases our understanding of the influences of mass media on health issues and problems. It explores shared responsibilities among media and public health professionals and designs strategies and sets priorities for influencing policy makers who deal with health issues. The discussions are centred around conflicts within various public health, media and academic communities. Contributors also address the complexities of the health information to be conveyed, as well as audience responses to health content in the media. The book provides a foundation for mass media and public health professionals to understand each other better and to work together more effectively for improved public health.
Charles Atkin and Elaine Bratic Atkin
Issues and Initiatives in Communicating Health Information
Lawrence Wallack
Mass Media and Health Promotion
Philip Meyer
News Media Responsiveness to Public Health
Stephen Klaidman
Roles and Responsibilities of Journalists
Stephen C Stuyck
Public Health and the Media
William Novelli
Controversies in Health-Related Products
Bruce A Silverglade
Regulatory Policies for Communicating Health Information
Nancy Signorielli
Television and Health
Kathryn C Montgomery
Promoting Health Through Entertainment Television
Brian R Flay and Dee Burton
Effective Mass Communication Strategies for Health Campaigns
Lawrence Wallack
Improving Health Promotion