Health Risk Communication Archives - Journalism and Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong

11 November 2014

Published by jmsccoms at 11 November 2014

JMSC gets WHO grant to study cultural effect on risk communication

The JMSC has been awarded a one-year World Health Organisation (WHO) research grant to investigate whether cultural differences in Asia can impact the effectiveness of global health risk communication plans.

31 May 2013

Published by jmsccoms at 31 May 2013

Conference Registration Now Open – Communicating Infectious Diseases

Registration is now open for the Communicating Infectious Diseases Conference, sponsored by the Journalism and Media Studies Centre. The conference, which marks the tenth anniversary of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) pandemic, will take […]

26 January 2013

Published by jmsccoms at 26 January 2013

European Health Communicators Trained by JMSC Master of Journalism Director

“Communication saves lives and that, really, is what this course is about”, said Thomas Abraham, the director of the JMSC’s Master of Journalism programme. Abraham was describing a health communication training course he taught with […]

23 November 2012

Published by jmsccoms at 23 November 2012

Global Health Programs Fail to Meet Real Needs warns JMSC Master of Journalism Director

Global health programmes aimed at specific diseases fail to meet the broader health needs of the local communities they have been set up to help, according to the Director of the JMSC’s Master of Journalism […]