First of all, I'd like to say happy (late) Thanksgiving! Now, onto business...this week's class was all about entertainment and health promotion communication. The whole entertainment world is full of health communication if you just stop and really listen to it.
Think about all the movies, tv shows, and music you've listened to recently. Did you know that many of them have health messages in them? Take Christina Aquilera's "Beautiful" song and music video...there is a mass of health communcation here! Anorexia, bulimia, drugs, etc...they are all presented in her video. There are other, more subtle, ways that entertainment discusses health, too. For example, I saw the movie "How to Deal" with Mandy Moore last night. This movie discusses teen pregnancy, teen sexual health, reckless driving, teen mental health, alcohol issues with teens, etc.
Health communication and the entertainment world go hand in hand...in my opinion. I think that we could make a huge aspect on public health by creatively working with the entertainment industry to hone in on positive health communication.
I'm excited to see what will become of public health in the entertainment world.
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