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WHAT STARTS HERE CHANGES THE WORLD

Center for Health Communication @UTHEALTHCOMMMoody College of Communication

Effective Health Communication Strategies: Global and Local Perspectives

Michael Mackert, Ph.D.Deputy Director, UT Center for Health Communication

Associate Professor, UT Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public RelationsAdjunct Professor, UTHealth School of Public Health

WHAT STARTS HERE CHANGES THE WORLD

Center for Health Communication @UTHEALTHCOMMMoody College of Communication

Agenda

• The value in looking for international examples

• Building effective messages

• A case study: involving men in prenatal health promotion

WHAT STARTS HERE CHANGES THE WORLD

Center for Health Communication @UTHEALTHCOMMMoody College of Communication

LOOKING ABROAD FOR ANSWERS

Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery - it's the sincerest form of learning.

-George Bernard Shaw

WHAT STARTS HERE CHANGES THE WORLD

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An Exercise in Creativity

WHAT STARTS HERE CHANGES THE WORLD

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In Advertising…

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DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE MESSAGES

Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

-Abraham Lincoln

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A Change in Approach

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We Want Behavior Change

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Developing Effective Messages

• This isn’t always a linear process

• Think “organic”

Research

Insight

Strategy

Creative

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Getting the Right Question

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When Education Isn’t the Answer

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When Education Really Isn’t the Answer

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Across Health Contexts

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MEN AND PRENATAL HEALTH

Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.

-Pablo Picasso

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Men and Prenatal Health Promotion

• Research in developing countries suggests getting men involved in maternal and child health improves outcomes for mom and baby

• In the U.S. we largely ignore half the U.S. population regarding prenatal health promotion

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So you’re having a baby…

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Your baby is the size of Swiss chard.

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A New Intervention

• The Goal: Develop content for (potentially low health literate) dads-to-be to help them prepare for the arrival of their child

• Targeting a “non-traditional” audience requires formative research and ample pilot testing

• Think about both content AND style

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Men’s Pregnancy Playbook

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MICHAEL MACKERT, PH.D.DEPUTY DIRECTOR, UT CENTER FOR HEALTH COMMUNICATIONMACKERT@UTEXAS.EDUHTTP://HEALTHCOMMUNICATIONRESEARCH.COM | HTTP://MENSPREGNANCYPLAYBOOK.COM

A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan next week.-General George S. Patton

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