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Health Communication Health Communication StrategiesStrategies
Charles Atkin, Michigan State UniversityCharles Atkin, Michigan State University
►CHANNELS AND AUDIENCESCHANNELS AND AUDIENCES
►BC/E TOPICS IN COM CHANNELSBC/E TOPICS IN COM CHANNELS
►CAMPAIGN SPONSORS AND CAMPAIGN SPONSORS AND MESSENGERSMESSENGERS
►PERSUASIVE APPEALSPERSUASIVE APPEALS
► INFORMATION PRESENTATIONINFORMATION PRESENTATION
Channels: Channels: Comprehensive ArrayComprehensive Array
Television:Television: ► PSA spots PSA spots ► Paid ads Paid ads ► News coverage News coverage ► Feature stories Feature stories ► Talk/magazine showsTalk/magazine shows► Entertainment insertsEntertainment inserts
ChannelsChannels
RadioRadio::
► PSAs PSAs ► Paid spots Paid spots ► News coverageNews coverage► Talk/call in Talk/call in
ChannelsChannels
NewspaperNewspaper: : ► News & features News & features
► Editorial comment & letters Editorial comment & letters
Magazine: Magazine: ► Feature storiesFeature stories► Ads Ads
ChannelsChannels
► Internet Web pagesInternet Web pages
►Billboards/PostersBillboards/Posters
► Tape/slide showsTape/slide shows
► Pamphlets/BookletsPamphlets/Booklets
►Direct mail/email materialsDirect mail/email materials
ChannelsChannels
Interpersonal:Interpersonal:
►Informal Informal family… friends family… friends
►Internet chat roomInternet chat room
►Professional Professional doctor… teacher doctor… teacher
Direct vs. Indirect ImpactDirect vs. Indirect Impact
Message Message Target audience Target audience
Message Message InfluentialsInfluentials Target Target audienceaudience
Message Message PolicymakersPolicymakers Target Target audienceaudience
Pertinent Communication Pertinent Communication TopicsTopics
►Breast CancerBreast Cancer►Environmental risksEnvironmental risks►Both BC & EnvironBoth BC & Environ
►SmokingSmoking►NutritionNutrition►ExerciseExercise
BC Env BC/E Smoke BC Env BC/E Smoke DietDietNewsNews
MagMag itemsitems
PSAsPSAs
WebWeb
BookletsBooklets
TV adsTV ads
EntertaiEntertainn
News Media ContentNews Media Content
►What’s inaccurate?What’s inaccurate?
►What’s sensationalized?What’s sensationalized?
►What’s underplayed?What’s underplayed?
►Optimum role for media advocacy?Optimum role for media advocacy?
Health Message Health Message SourcesSources
SPONSOR SPONSOR
Creates and disseminates messagesCreates and disseminates messages
MESSENGER MESSENGER Models who are featured in messagesModels who are featured in messages
SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONSPONSORING ORGANIZATION
►Government agenciesGovernment agencies
► Associations and foundationsAssociations and foundations►Medical and educational institutionsMedical and educational institutions► CorporationsCorporations
High vs. low visibilityHigh vs. low visibility
High vs. low credibilityHigh vs. low credibility
National vs. localizedNational vs. localized
Economic vs. political vs. creative resourcesEconomic vs. political vs. creative resources
Source MessengerSource Messenger
►Expert specialistExpert specialist doctor… doctor… researcher researcher
►Specially experienced personSpecially experienced person
victim… survivor… successful role victim… survivor… successful role model model
►Public officialPublic official gov leader… agency director gov leader… agency director
Source MessengerSource Messenger
►CelebrityCelebrity athlete… entertainer athlete… entertainer
►Average personAverage person typical girl… typical girl…
mothermother
►Professional performerProfessional performer
►Unique characterUnique character
Messenger = PersonalizationMessenger = Personalization
► Credibility: Credibility: Expertise, Trust Expertise, Trust
► Relevance:Relevance: Identification Identification
► Attractiveness:Attractiveness: Attention-getting Attention-getting
► Clarity:Clarity: Understandable Understandable
Persuasive AppealsPersuasive Appeals
► Physical health incentivesPhysical health incentives
-- general vs. breast cancer-- general vs. breast cancer
-- immediate vs. remote-- immediate vs. remote
► Economic: Economic: easy… cheapeasy… cheap
► Psychological: Psychological: security… rationalsecurity… rational
► Social: Social: normative… cool normative… cool
Persuasive appealsPersuasive appeals
Positive promise vs. Negative threat Positive promise vs. Negative threat
Expectancy vs. ValueExpectancy vs. Value
Negative:Negative: Susceptibility vs. Severity Susceptibility vs. Severity
Self Efficacy vs. Response EfficacySelf Efficacy vs. Response Efficacy
Packaging informationPackaging information
►Rational vs. emotional styleRational vs. emotional style
►Serious vs. light toneSerious vs. light tone
►Content organization: NavagabilityContent organization: Navagability
►Adjusting to literacy and numeracyAdjusting to literacy and numeracy
►Production qualitiesProduction qualities
How much information?How much information?
►Evidence vs. source authorityEvidence vs. source authority
Narrative stories vs. statistical dataNarrative stories vs. statistical data
►Detailed translation vs. implicitDetailed translation vs. implicit
►Full explanation vs. bottom lineFull explanation vs. bottom line
►Specific stressors vs. relative priorities Specific stressors vs. relative priorities