234083 Jointuse.org: A Web-Based Approach to Building Community and Promoting Physical Activity

Wednesday, November 10, 2010 : 1:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Heather Gehlert, MJ , Public Health Institute, Berkeley Media Studies Group, Berkeley, CA
     

Learning Areas:
Program planning

Learning Objectives:
Ms. Gehlert, Online Communications Specialist at Berkeley Media Studies Group, will present and describe www.JointUse.Org, an online hub of existing joint use resources. The website facilitates communication among joint use supporters, gives the issue visibility and frames it in terms of fun, health and possibility. Containing joint use resources in English and Spanish, the award-winning site houses a discussion board, videos of joint use success stories, PhotoVoice photo essays by youth documenting barriers to physical activity, fact sheets, research summaries, policy analyses, recent news on joint use, resources for journalists, and social networking links. This presentation will show participants an effective and readily accessible tool for peer learning and highlight how web-based tools can be replicated to advance critical health and social justice issues.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I oversee online communications for a nonprofit public health organization.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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