International Journal in Management & Social Science
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 8

Understanding the role of media in conveying health information to the public

  • Author:
  • Priya Bishnoi1, Deepa Chaudhary1
  • Total Page Count: 8
  • Published Online: Mar 5, 2021
  • Page Number: 140 to 147

1Department of SociologyOPJS University, Churu (Rajasthan)- India

Abstract

The mass media are seriously utilized in public health. Immense entireties are spent every year for materials and pay rates that have gone into the generation and dissemination of booklets, pamphlets, exhibits, newspaper articles, and radio and television programs. In this paper we will see how media are utilized at all degrees of public health with the expectation that three impacts may happen: the learning of correct health information and information, the changing of health mentalities and values and the foundation of new health behavior. The interdisciplinary dynamics of the subject, a diverse strategy, qualitative and also quantitative method, is actually used for the goal of this particular study. A comprehensive literature review was carried out on the subject.

Keywords

Mass, Media, Public, Health, Communication etc