5202.0 Effective Oral Health Communications Across the Lifespan

Wednesday, October 31, 2012: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Oral
The theme of this session is how best to communicate oral health messages across the life span. Speakers will address the human/technology interface and technology usability at different ages, text messaging to communicate oral health information to pregnant women and new mothers, the use of “serious games” for delivering oral health messages to tweens and adolescents, and oral health message framing for older adults.
Session Objectives: Attendees will be able to: Explain the importance of clearly defining and segmenting intended audiences. Identify opportunities to use current technologies to improve oral health message communication. Discuss differences in effective oral health communication strategies between age groups.
Organizers:
David B. Clark, DrPH and Karina Boehm, MPH
Moderator:
David B. Clark, DrPH

12:30pm
Welcoming Remarks David B. Clark, DrPH
12:32pm
Introductory Remarks Karina Boehm, MPH
12:34pm
Human/Technology Interface and Oral Health
Muhammad Walji, PhD
12:51pm
Using Mobile Technology to Communicate Oral Health Information to Pregnant and New Moms
Lindsay Handelsman, MPH, CHES
1:08pm
Using Serious Games to Teach Good Oral Health Habits to Tweens
Jacqueline Elizabeth Pickrell, PhD
1:25pm
Message Framing for Older Adult Populations
Mary E. Northridge, PhD, MPH
     
1:42pm
Discussion David B. Clark, DrPH
1:44pm
Concluding Remarks Karina Boehm, MPH

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Organized by: Oral Health
Endorsed by: Public Health Education and Health Promotion

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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