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Anthology of Health Communication Materials - Introduction

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Anthology of Health Communication Materials

Introduction


Upon a request from the Pan American Health Organization in early 2002, The Communication Initiative (CI) and La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA) asked The Drum Beat and the Son de Tambora networks to give us their opinions with regards to a set of materials we described as a Health Communication Anthology. The objective of this exercise was to offer social change communication practitioners and academics a set of materials that have already been used with success in the field and have the recognition of people working in communication and development.


Below you will find the results of this process, which included several steps:

  • CI/CILA put together an initial list of materials.
  • This list was shared with a group of experts working in the field of health. communication who provided initial feedback, leading to a final list of 61 materials.
  • Dissemination of this list to the networks with three specific questions: feedback on which materials were the best; which materials should not be part of the anthology; and which other materials should be included in the final list.
  • A compilation of all the responses and a categorisation of the new and previous materials into several categories.
  • A follow up process by which CI/CILA contacted organisations and individuals to ensure that materials suggested for inclusion in the Anthology were either available via Internet or through any other means. Those materials for which CI/CILA was unable to get specific contact information were left out of the anthology.


Although this Health Communication Anthology is meant to be a resource for academics and practitioners working primarily in the field of health communication, some of the materials will also be very useful in other communication areas. This anthology is by no means exhaustive, nor complete and it is the aim of CI/CILA that through your suggestions and recommendations we will continue to update and enrich this anthology.

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