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  • See No Evil: How Internet Filters Affect the Search for Online Health Information – Executive Summary

    Report

    See No Evil: How Internet Filters Affect the Search for Online Health Information With a case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court challenging mandatory filters in libraries, the Foundation conducted a comprehensive study that indicates Internet filters most frequently used by schools and libraries can effectively block pornography without significantly impeding access to online health information - but only if they aren't set at their most restrictive levels. As filters are set at higher levels…

  • Rating Sex and Violence in the Media: Media Ratings and Proposals for Reform

    Issue Brief

    Rating Sex and Violence in the Media: Media Ratings and Proposals for Reform The second release in a series of fact sheets and issue briefs on key topics in the field of children, media and health. The Media Ratings issue brief provides an overview of parental advisory ratings for movies, television, music and video games, as well as proposals to reform those rating systems. Issue Brief: Rating Sex and Violence in the Media: Media Ratings…

  • Children and Video Games

    Fact Sheet

    The first fact sheet in a series on topics related to children, media and health focuses on video games -- pulling together the key facts on the amount of time young people spend using video games, how use varies by age, gender and ethnicity, and the best research on the impact of video games on young players. Future issues will focus on violence on television, media ratings, and the online activities of teenagers. Key Facts:…

  • Response to the Movie, >John Q

    Poll Finding

    Response to the Movie, John Q When the movie, John Q, was released in February 2002, it brought a new round of press attention to the issue of health insurance coverage in America, and to the role of entertainment media in drawing public attention to or reflecting public concern with this topic. These are the results of a survey of adult Americans about the impact of the movie. Executive Summary

  • As Seen on TV: Health Policy Issues in TV’s Medical Dramas – Executive Summary

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    As Seen on TV: Health Policy Issues in TV s Medical Dramas The popularity of hospital-based TV shows and the recent Hollywood movie, John Q, have raised questions about the extent to which the entertainment media engage health policy issues and how those issues are portrayed. This is the executive summary of a study of the 2000-2001 television season of four television hospital dramas. Executive Summary (.pdf)

  • As Seen on TV: Health Policy Issues in TV s Medical Dramas – Report

    Report

    As Seen on TV: Health Policy Issues in TV s Medical Dramas The popularity of hospital-based TV shows and the recent Hollywood movie, John Q, have raised questions about the extent to which the entertainment media engage health policy issues and how those issues are portrayed. This is the full report of a study of the 2000-2001 television season of four television hospital dramas. Report

  • Survey Snapshot: Response to the Movie, John Q

    Other Post

    Survey Snapshot: Response to the Movie, John Q When the movie, John Q, was released in February 2002, it brought a new round of press attention to the issue of health insurance coverage in America, and to the role of entertainment media in drawing public attention to or reflecting public concern with this topic. This is the summary of a survey of adult Americans about the impact of the movie. Survey Snapshot (.pdf)

  • PSAs in a New Media Age Case Studies

    Other Post

    A new national study on public service advertising finds that broadcast and cable television networks donate an average of 15 seconds an hour to air public service ads (PSAs), representing just under one-half of one percent (0.4%) of all airtime. Shouting to be Heard: Public Service Advertising in a New Media Age was released by the Kaiser Family Foundation at a forum of nonprofit groups, policymakers and media leaders brought together to discuss the future…

  • Impact of Public Service Advertising by Charles Atkins for Kaiser Family Foundation

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    This background paper, written by Charles Atkin, Michigan State University, reviews the research measuring effects of media-based health communication campaigns, to determine the degree of impact of campaigns on health behaviors, and identify promising strategies for increasing campaign effectiveness. The paper was released in conjunction with Shouting to be Heard: Public Service Advertising in a New Media Age, a new national study on public service advertising. Background Paper

  • PSAs in a New Media Age Report: TV Content

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    PSAs in a New Media Age A new national study on public service advertising finds that broadcast and cable television networks donate an average of 15 seconds an hour to air public service ads (PSAs), representing just under one-half of one percent (0.4%) of all airtime. Shouting to be Heard: Public Service Advertising in a New Media Age was released by the Kaiser Family Foundation at a forum of nonprofit groups, policymakers and media leaders…