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Kaiser Family Foundation Health Poll Report Survey Now, I'm going to read you some different health care issues. As I read each one, please tell me how important you think it is for the President and Congress to deal with this issue - very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important. (First,) how important is this issue...? Very important Somewhat important Not too important Not at all important Don't Know/ Refused…
Joanna Breitstein, senior associate editor, Pharmaceutical ExecutiveProject: Tracking pharmaceutical companies' AIDS drugs donations to patients in Africa."AIDS in Africa: The Lazarus Effect," February 1, 2005"AIDS in Africa: The Road Forward," March 1, 2005 "Broken and Fixed- Images and Ideas Shaping East Africa," photography event, December 14, 2005 "Breath of Hope: TB in Africa," February 1, 2006 Geoffrey Cowley, senior editor for health and medicine, NewsweekProject: The World Health Organization’s plan to extend AIDS treatment to…
The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity This Kaiser Family Foundation report that reviews more than 40 studies on the role of media in the nation’s dramatically increasing rates of childhood obesity explores what researchers do and do not know about the role media plays in childhood obesity. It also outlines media-related policy options that have been proposed to help address childhood obesity and identifies ways media could play a positive role in helping to…
The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity This Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief that reviews more than 40 studies on the role of media in the nation’s dramatically increasing rates of childhood obesity explores what researchers do and do not know about the role media plays in childhood obesity. It also outlines media-related policy options that have been proposed to help address childhood obesity and identifies ways media could play a positive role in helping…
Presentation: The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity Presentation by Vicky Rideout, vice president, director of the Program for the Study of Entertainment Media and Health, Kaiser Family Foundation at the February 24, 2004 briefing to release the issue brief, The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity. Presentation (.pdf)
The loveLife initiative is a bold and ambitious attempt to reduce HIV infection among South African adolescents by promoting sexual health and healthy futures for young people. loveLife Brochure (pdf.) "loveLife's for us...": A survey of South Africa Youth 2001 Looking at loveLife: The First YearSummaries of Monitoring and Evaluation Hot Prospects, Cold Facts: National Survey of South African Youth The Impending Catastrophe: A Resource Book on the Emerging HIV/AIDS Epidemic in South AfricaExecutive SummaryFull…
Hosted by former ABC News Correspondent and current Kaiser Family Foundation Vice President and Senior Advisor for Communications Jackie Judd, is a series of live interviews with leading newsmakers discussing major health issues. June 13, 2006 -- Kenneth ColeAmerican fashion designer, humanitarian and president and chief executive officer of Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc., Kenneth Cole, has been at the forefront of AIDS activism since 1985 when he allocated his company's entire advertising budget to a…
Key Facts: Media Literacy The seventh in a series of fact sheets on topics related to children, media and health pulls together the most relevant research about parents and the media. This fact sheet, focusing on media literacy, defines media literacy, details its role in education (K-12 and beyond), discusses the latest research findings on the effectiveness of media literacy, and includes resources and tips for parents and educators. Key Facts: Media Literacy
Publications summarizing news from the states on Medicaid actions taken as part of state budget debates. September and October 2003 July and August 2003 May and June 2003
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