Entertainment Education
If you are already familiar with entertainment education, here
are some quick links to information and resources on general
health communication, persuasive
or behavioural communication (including
social marketing), risk
communication, media
advocacy, interactive
health communication and
THCU's 12-step
process.
Introduction
Entertainment education involves using entertainment channels and
vehicles, such as television shows, radio dramas, comic books,
theatre, etc. to transmit persuasive messages and lessons about health
or environmental issues.
THCU resources
Ontario Health Promotion
E-mail Bulletin
The Ontario Health Promotion E-mail Bulletin (OHPE) is a free weekly newsletter
for people interested in health promotion produced by the Ontario
Prevention Clearinghouse and THCU. We provide information on workshops,
conferences, job postings, projects, issues and resources. Learn how to search
for information in our archives here.
THCU
Literature Searches
When needed, we contract a wonderful librarian named Barbara Scott to do literature
searches on various topics that our clients ask us about. The requests from
the last couple of years are posted here.
Journals
of interest
This list, updated in 2003, indicates where journal contents of
interest to health promotion and health communication practitioners are
indexed and describes their related websites.
Non-THCU resources
CDC Entertainment Education Overview
The CDC often partners with
Hollywood executives and academic, public health, and advocacy organizations
to share
information
with
writers
and producers about pressing health issues. This
site has more information about a possible research agenda for
entertainment communication, tip sheets for TV writers and producers
and other resources related to entertainment education.
