2015 APHA Annual Meeting & Expo

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Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

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International health communication/ behavior change communication

Monday, November 2, 2015: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Oral
This session will discuss the challenges faced by public health practitioners and how using effective methods of communication based on the BCC model will help to make health education more effective. Case studies from various regions will be discussed by the presenters.
Session Objectives: List the importance of effective communication in the practice of public health .
Moderator:
Ray Martin, MPH, climate change activist

12:30pm
Ebola outbreak: Assessing the Democratic Republic of Congo media response   
Daudet Ilunga Tshiswaka, Ph.D. (c), Guy Whembolua, Ph.D. and Donaldson Conserve, Ph.D.
12:43pm
Order amid Chaos: Structuring communication functions to amplify effectiveness in Ebola Time   
Jana Telfer, MA and Dagny Olivares, MPA
12:56pm
Transnational health information networks: The case of Mexico and the US   
Anisha Gandhi, PhD, MPH, Heather Edelblute, MPH, PhD candidate, Ted Mouw, PhD and Sergio Chavez, PhD
1:09pm
Sneha - Suraksha - Samman: Care - Protection - Respect (CPR) as a strategic social behavior change communication approach to improve maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes in Madhya Pradesh, India   
Sanjay Singh, MSW, Nilesh Chatterjee, PhD, MA, MBBS, Pravir Krishn, IAS and Trevor Clark, MA
1:22pm
Strategic Risk Communication in a Black Swan Event   
Jana Telfer, MA, Jonathan Said and Dagny Olivares, MPA

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: International Health
Endorsed by: Vietnam Caucus, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

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

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