Mass Communication and Public Health : Complexities and Conflicts
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
SAGE Focus Editions
ISBN-10
0803939256
ISBN-13
9780803939257
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint
SAGE Publications Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 24th, 1990
Print length
200 Pages
Weight
280 grams
Ksh 22,500.00
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Intended to increase understanding of the influences of mass communication on health issues, this book explores shared responsibilities among media and public health professionals. The discussions are centred around conflicts within various public health, media and academic communities.
The media influence how we live--and die. Tobacco can kill us, yet we continue to smoke. Drinking and driving is a lethal combination, yet we continue to drive when inebriated. Poor diet slowly destroys us, yet we continue to eat unhealthily. Why? Evolving from a national conference, Mass Communication and Public Health examines why public information campaigns have achieved limited success and what can be done to improve their effectiveness. This up-to-date volume has a fourfold focus:
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