scholarly journals THE VALUE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEY IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH CAMPAIGN

1921 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-117
Author(s):  
Murray P. Horwood ◽  
Jules Schevitz
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 121-132
Author(s):  
Pinandito Dhirotsaha Pramana ◽  
Prahastiwi Utari ◽  
Albert Muhammad Isrun Naini

This study discussed the restorative narrative message of the first-three recovered Covid-19 patients as well as the resulted public response related to the public health campaign about the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia. The context of this research was the benefits of policy-making by the Indonesian government on the introduction of the first-three patients of Covid-19 to the public through a press conference. The research was conducted with qualitative and quantitative content analysis method. Qualitative analysis was to analyze restorative narrative messages carried out on the stories of the three patients on two YouTube videos taken from the accounts @tvOneNews and @CNNIndonesia. The narrative elaboration was explained according to the narrative functions delivered by Sharf & Vanderford and Sharf, Harter, Yamasaki & Haidet. Quantitative analysis was then carried out to find out the ten most common phrases of 7,381 comments on the sample videos to know the public response on restorative messages. The results of the narrative analysis showed that the stories told by three cured Covid-19 patients have meet the restorative narrative criteria and produced positive emotional responses from the public, so that the restorative narrative could be useful for public health campaigns.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-170
Author(s):  
Jessica K. Pepper ◽  
Linda B. Squiers ◽  
Carla M. Bann ◽  
Michaela C. Coglaiti

Objectives: In 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a potential new product standard lowering nicotine in cigarettes to minimally or non-addictive levels. Understanding why the public supports or opposes this standard could inform messaging efforts. Methods: We collected online survey data in 2017 from 2508 respondents. We coded and analyzed the open-ended text responses describing reasons for support or opposition among those who strongly agreed (39.9% of sample) and strongly disagreed (11.4%) with the proposed nicotine standard. Results: The most common reasons for opposition were viewing the new standard as a threat to personal freedom and believing that it would lead themselves or others to smoke more. The most common reasons for support were believing the standard would help themselves or others quit smoking and recognizing the harms of smoking and nicotine. Some responses reflected inaccurate understanding of nicotine's effects, and some themes (eg, believing the standard could prevent addiction) were more common among smokers than nonsmokers. Conclusions: Findings could inform public health campaign messages from the FDA and other agencies by building on existing reasons for support (eg, would help with cessation) and counteracting inaccurate beliefs (eg, would make people smoke more).


2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 152-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Linden-Bostrom ◽  
C. Persson

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (30) ◽  
pp. 408
Author(s):  
Adamu Nuhu ◽  
Kabir M. Yusuf

Violent conflicts, in most cases, pose an unquantifiable challenge to human health and health systems especially in developing countries. Complex humanitarian emergencies as a result of conflicts could severely have negative consequences on public health. Nigeria has faced series of threatening security challenges, but the one caused by the activities of the socalled Islamist sect, the Boko Haram (BH), remains protracted, especially in Borno, a State in the north-eastern part of the country. The resultant outcome is the internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have suffered from many diseases especially cholera, which has continued to ravage these displaced populations. Conflict can contribute to water shortage through the destruction of water sources, such as wells, reservoirs and laid pipes, and its contamination. This is happening on an already weak health system. Though cholera is easily treatable, concerted efforts by government and medical humanitarian agencies are urgently required to ameliorate the situation of the IDPs. An appropriate strategy of control of the transmission of cholera and emergency medical intervention can help alleviate the devastating effects. The management of cholera transmission include the supply of sufficient water sources, adequate sanitation, and a public health campaign to maximize the effects of these measures. One key health system challenge that could limit the effectiveness of the interventions would be the people. This paper focuses on studying the resultant large numbers of IDPs from the BH conflict, discussing cholera outbreak as a specific health issue, and presenting a focused humanitarian intervention to address this health need.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. e107374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph G. Giduthuri ◽  
Nicolas Maire ◽  
Saju Joseph ◽  
Abhay Kudale ◽  
Christian Schaetti ◽  
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