A5054489674- Media Influence and Health
- Media Studies and Communication
- Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media
- Cinema and Media Studies
- ICT in Developing Communities
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Cultural Industries and Urban Development
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- ICT Impact and Policies
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Film in Education and Therapy
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Social Media in Health Education
- Social Media and Politics
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- African history and culture studies
University of Southern California
1993-2023
Cervical cancer is the third most common type of in women globally. Latinas carry a disproportionate burden this disease. In United States, when compared with non-Hispanic Whites, endure much higher incidence rates (13.86 vs. 7.70 per 100 000) mortality 1.5 times greater than for White women. order to address disparity, multidisciplinary team engaged study test effectiveness narrative, developed culturally specific ways as behavioral change communication tool. This case presents lessons...
To carry out and evaluate a communications campaign (La CLAve) to reduce the duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) in U.S. Latinx community.We employed evidence-based messaging multiple media outlets. We recruited 132 Latinxs with first-episode (FEP) caregivers seeking mental health care within high-density community. evaluated campaign's dissemination, extent which community received message, outcome. tested whether DUP (number weeks) changed across three time periods (16-month baseline,...
Narrative communication is effective in increasing public awareness while generating dialogue about varied health topics. The current study utilized narrative the form of a 15-minute motivational film titled La CLAve to help Latinos recognize symptoms psychosis and begin discussion serious mental illness. aimed explore participants’ response whether led further psychosis. Four focus groups were conducted with 40 Spanish-speaking participants, mostly foreign-born Latinas, mean age 49 years....
Women's nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have significant comparative advantage for addressing sexual and reproductive health challenges facing women families. This article describes an initiative to assist women's NGOs in developing greater skills using media information communication technology communicating messages. Participating groups Africa undertook innovative projects--radio broadcasts on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) family planning, antiviolence campaign, campaigns...
Abstract In the United States, health and economic consequences of COVID-19 pandemic have disproportionately affected Latinx community. Within community, people with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders are more susceptible to exposure virus. Given their increased risk contracting getting sick from virus, efforts targeting population should focus on increasing knowledge safe practices associated COVID-19. We developed a 10 min animated, Spanish-language audio-visual novela designed improve...
What are the communications problems which common in corporate and business films tapes? Describes anecdotally a number of mistakes often made when America tries to communicate through film or video with an audience. Suggests that people ask questions before they embark on making such programming, including whether medium is really appropriate for message, who target audience is, if proposed takes into account these media primarily visual, programming will keep viewer involved emotionally,...
(1993). Problems of teaching film and video production in developing countries: Tales from the field. Visual Anthropology: Vol. 5, No. 3-4, pp. 355-367.