Culture Entertainment And Health Promotion In Africa
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Culture Entertainment And Health Promotion In Africa
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Author : Population Communications International--Africa
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2005
Culture Entertainment And Health Promotion In Africa written by Population Communications International--Africa and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Social Science categories.
This book brings together multiple voices and positions from Africa. These voices, assembled during a 2003 Soap Summit held in Nairobi, are powerful and varied and suggest ways in which issues of health could be tackled in an entertaining manner. The summit organised by Population Communications International - Africa. highlighted the critical role that the arts can play in ensuring better health, especially among the youth. It resulted from the recognition that young people in Africa are faced with a myriad of problems and complications as they struggle to deal with growth and identity formation, within a globalising social and economic setup. They are in dire need of information on their own sexuality and how to deal with it and are getting conflicting signals from the mass media, as well as their immediate environment. The youth are under intense pressure from their peers to engage in premarital sex, which is in most cases unprotected. The HIV/AIDS epidemic presents frightening challenges and all health programs should look for ways of dealing with it. Of great to concern is the vulnerability of women and girls in Africa due to rising poverty, gender violence, lack of access to youth-friendly reproductive health facilities, and lack of a conducive infrastructure especially in informal settlements and in the rural areas. The myriad problems presented by the pandemic require a multi-sectoral approach. This book brings together a number of strategies being undertaken in Africa that combine entertainment and education in a positive way. The voices from the Soap Summit are interspersed with those of the Editor to create a dialogue on entertainment-education that contributes to the discussion on the way social change might be undertaken.
Health Communication In Southern Africa
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Rozenberg Publishers
Release Date : 2009
Health Communication In Southern Africa written by and has been published by Rozenberg Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with AIDS (Disease) categories.
It is also an invaluable resource for professionals who are involved in health communication.
Improving Health Literacy For Persons With Low Literacy An Analysis Of A South African Hiv Health Education Programme
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Author : Njabulo Mbanda
language : en
Publisher: UJ Press
Release Date : 2024-05-01
Improving Health Literacy For Persons With Low Literacy An Analysis Of A South African Hiv Health Education Programme written by Njabulo Mbanda and has been published by UJ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Health information needs are predominantly addressed by means of broad health promotion interventions. These interventions’ view health needs from the individual, interpersonal, community, environmental and political perspectives. Usually these materials come in a written form known as Information, Education & communication (IEC) materials Researchers and programme developers realise that successful health promotion interventions should be informed by epidemiological studies which take into account the social, cultural and economic influences and programme evaluations It is believed that the combination of all these sources of data contributes to the development of effective health promotion interventions which carry the potential of addressing a variety of health needs. These health needs include addressing health literacy for different audiences, health conditions education levels. With the enhanced attention on prevention of lifestyle illness, self-care and management, health promotion, as a strategy becomes too broad and ineffective as an intervention strategy. Thus, researchers and clinicians are now interested in understanding why and how individuals seek , obtain and use health information, rather than providing general information at a society level. This translated to a much-needed focus on health information which may enable individuals to make informed decisions about their health. Health literacy and low health literacy has received increased attention due to its association with poor understanding of health information, and consequently negative health outcomes. Although much research discusses health literacy and its role; there are gaps in explaining the relationship between health literacy and low literacy; as well as various determinants of health (i.e., social, cultural, political, etc.). This relationship is particularly significant for lower- and middle-income countries where most clients might not even speak English as a first language; or the same language of the health care providers. This book aims to shares content views not only of the scholars, researchers, developers and policy makers; but also, those of the recipients of the health interventions. Such a book has the potential to appraise a different angle of health information and literacy which has rarely been made available in discussions about the phenomenon within the health care setting, since these sources are usually biased to the views of persons with adequate literacy. Therefore, this book will highlight key considerations for stakeholders who desire to improve the delivery of health information to persons with lower literacy levels. The book sums up important literature, procedures and findings from investigations with indigenous people within the South African health setting and also offers relevant summaries and recommendations in a user-friendly manner whose readability level can reach a wider audience. This is useful since the objectives of this book is to enhance the work of public health and community workers who could be researchers and scholars and health care providers at different levels i.e., both clinical and non-clinical. This book is distinctive from others on the similar subject because most books on health communication, literacy and promotion have predominantly focused on online resources and their credibility. These books are also published on case studies from the high-income countries such as the US; targeting literacy in babies, infants, or school going young people. Whereas, this book focuses on the adult population, those with low literacy, and its attendant effects on the effective dissemination and understanding of health information on living with chronic illness such as HIV/AIDS. Moreover, through literature on the theories of information processing, the book unpacks insights on the dual information processing of both written text and visual aids, and why this is significant for the dissemination of health information to the low literate adults. This approach breaks away from traditional understandings of health interventions based on theories of social behavioural changes; ecological theories. Overall, the book also outlines the advantages of involving persons with low literacy in the development of health education materials and the selection of culturally appropriate visual aids.
Worldmark Encyclopedia Of Cultures And Daily Life
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Author : Timothy L. Gall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Worldmark Encyclopedia Of Cultures And Daily Life written by Timothy L. Gall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Reference categories.
Provides information on the cultures of the world, covering different areas of daily life including clothing, food, language and religion.
Kenya National Bibliography
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Author : Kenya National Library Service. National Reference & Bibliographic Department
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Kenya National Bibliography written by Kenya National Library Service. National Reference & Bibliographic Department and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Bibliography, National categories.
Media And Identity In Africa
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Author : Kimani Njogu
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2009-04-09
Media And Identity In Africa written by Kimani Njogu and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-09 with Social Science categories.
Studies of the media in Africa, incorporating both African and international perspectives, are few. The thirty papers collected here were presented at a seminar organised and hosted by the Kenya-based Twaweza Communications and the International African Institute in Nairobi in 2004. They demonstrate how media outlets are used to perpetuate, question or modify the unequal power relations between the North and the South. Focusing on east Africa, the papers include discussions of the construction of old and new social entities, as defined by class, gender, ethnicity, political and economic differences, wealth, poverty, cultural behaviour, language and religion. The authors illustrate how there is increasing control by local people of traditional and modern forms of media. Globalization is being countered by local responses, within the context of social and cultural identities. Essentially, the book describes the tensions between the global and the local, tensions not often discussed in media studies, thus pioneering new debates.
Entrepreneurship In South Africa And The United States
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Author : Don-Terry Veal
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Entrepreneurship In South Africa And The United States written by Don-Terry Veal and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Business & Economics categories.
This work provides a compreh~nsive examination of the realities. changes, and public policy outcomes that are influenced by the African-American entrepreneurship experience. An excellent resource, it examines perspectives from which all businesses. ranging from small to large national and international, can benefit.
American Book Publishing Record
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
American Book Publishing Record written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with American literature categories.
Assessing Gender Policies In The East African Region
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Author : Development Policy Management Forum
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Assessing Gender Policies In The East African Region written by Development Policy Management Forum and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Women categories.
Socio Economic And Cultural Impacts Of Covid 19 On Africa
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Author : UNESCO
language : en
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
Release Date : 2020-07-21
Socio Economic And Cultural Impacts Of Covid 19 On Africa written by UNESCO and has been published by UNESCO Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-21 with categories.