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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 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 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
Kaiser Media Internships in Urban Health Reporting Site Visits The Kaiser Media Internship Program provides an initial week-long briefing on urban public health issues and health reporting in Washington, D.C. Interns are then based for ten weeks at their newspaper/TV station, typically under the direction of the Health or Metro Editor/News Director, where they report on health issues. The program ends with a 3-day meeting and site visits in Boston. 2005 Orientation - Washington, D.C.…
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