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Online-Interventionen in Therapie und Beratung: Ein Praxisleitfaden

Agnes Justen-Horsten, Helmut Paschen

Weinheim: Beltz (2016), 188 pp.

"Für immer mehr Menschen ist es selbstverständlich, digital zu kommunizieren. Auch Klienten äußern häufiger den Wunsch, parallel zu einer Therapie oder nach ihrem Abschluss online beraten zu werden. Therapeuten entdecken zunehmend die Vorteile einer virtuellen Brücke zum Patienten. Agnes Juste ... more

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Exploring the Role of Communication in Community Health

Annabelle Wittels

London: BBC Media Action (2016), 48 pp.

"This report draws on two studies: first, a nationally representative quantitative survey, and, second, a qualitative study across three locations in Sierra Leone [...] Ninety-five per cent of research participants reported accessing health information in the previous three months – 93% receiving ... more

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Strategic Communication for Zika Prevention: A Framework for Local Adaptation

Baltimore: Health Communication Capacity Collaborative;Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs;USAID;UNICEF (2016), 79 pp.

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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

Albert Kilian, Harriet Lawford, Chinazo N. Ujuju, Tarekegn A. Abeku, Ernest Nwokolo, Festus Okoh, Ebenezer Baba

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 ... more

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Disability Media Work: Opportunities and Obstacles

Katie Ellis

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 ... more

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Health Communication in the Changing Media Landscape: Perspectives from Developing Countries
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Ravindra Kumar Vemula, SubbaRao M. Gavaravarapu (eds.)

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2016), xxv, 238 pp.

"This book advances new understandings of how technologies have been harnessed to improve the health of populations; whether the technologies really empower those who use information by providing them with a choice of information; how they shape health policy discourses; how the health information r ... more

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Radio Wa is Talking Health

Olaf Hirschmann, Herman Joseph Kawuma

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)

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The Government Response to Informed Citizens: New Evidence on Media Access and the Distribution of Public Health Benefits in Africa

Philip Keefer, Stuti Khemani

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 ... more

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Polio Communication Global Guide: A How-To Manual for the Art and Science of Maximising Immunisation Rates Through Communication

Polio Global Eradication Initiative;UNICEF (2016), 33 pp.

"The Polio Communication Global Guide is a how-to manual for planning and building effective mass media and interpersonal communication strategies with the ultimate goal of eradicating polio. This document outlines UNICEF’s global approach to polio communication informed by data and on-the-ground ... more

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Seeing is Believing: The SPRING/Digital Green Experience in Niger. Evidence from a Community Video Approach for Nutrition and Hygiene Behaviors

Leanne Dougherty, Marjolein Moreaux, Chaibou Dadi, Sophie Minault

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 ... more

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Can Mass Media Cause Change? A Randomised Control Trial Finds Out

BBC Media Action (2016)

"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 ... more

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Behaviour Change Communication Guidelines
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Thimphu, Bhutan: SNV Bhutan (2016), 26 pp.

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Video making for all: A toolkit for making videos that include persons with disabilities

Rachel Wallbridge

CBM International;End the Cycle;UNICEF Australia (2016), 19 pp.

"Videos have been used to successfully raise awareness on disability inclusion in many contexts. They can play a powerful role in helping transform negative attitudes that prevent the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities. Producing a video - even a short one - has many component ... more

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Best Laid Plans: Cultural Entropy and the Unraveling of AIDS Media Campaigns

Terence E. McDonnell

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 ... more

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Social Media Strategy Development: A Guide to Using Social Media for Public Health Communication

Stockholm: ECDC European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2016), iv, 44 pp.

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Guinée info santé: Guide de référence pour les journalistes

Fatoumata Binta Bah, Mariam Francoise Diallo

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 ... more

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Zika Virus Infection: Step-By-Step Guide to Risk Communication and Community Engagement

Washington, DC: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2016), 33 pp.

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Radio as a Tool of Health Education: What Makes for an Effective HIV/AIDS Radio Campaign in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Kaitlin Schroeder

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, ... more

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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

Atul Jaiswal, Shikha Gupta

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, ... more

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Let’s Talk About Hesitancy: Enhancing Confidence in Vaccination and Uptake. Practical Guide for Public Health Programme Managers and Communicators

Franklin Apfel, Sabrina Ceconi et al.

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 ... more

Health Communication in the Changing Media Landscape: Perspectives from Developing Countries Top Insights

Behaviour Change Communication Guidelines Key Guidance

Health Communication in the Changing Media Landscape: Perspectives from Developing Countries
Top Insights

Behaviour Change Communication Guidelines
Key Guidance