BACKGROUND Since 2009, the green Keyhole symbol has been a joint Nordic initiative for signalling healthfulness of specific food products. In 2014, the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries carried out a campaign aimed mainly at men over 35 with a low level of education, encouraging them to use the Keyhole in their shopping process. The objective of the study is to evaluate the cam...

The two-month mass media campaign in Belgium on drug and alcohol consumption “Alcohol and other drugs. The facts and fictions” initiated in January 2008 has been evaluated shortly after by a phone survey. This article reports some indicators on the public awareness of the campaign, and the differences in the perception according to age groups and education levels. About 1,000 respondents (n=1,0...

background: lassa fever is an acute, virulent viral haemorrhagic illness with high morbidity and mortality rates. its awareness remain low in sub urban or rural community. this study was carried out to assess the awareness of lassa fever of a rural community in the south western part of nigeria. methodology: a descriptive cross sectional study of 122 respondents prior to a sensitization seminar...

OBJECTIVE To measure the impact of a Kellogg/Northcott Society multimedia folate education campaign, run nationally from July 1998 to June 1999, with and without the use of health claims. METHOD Three national telephone surveys of more than 500 Australian women aged 18-44 in July and November 1998 and May 1999. RESULTS Awareness of the role of folate in the prevention of birth defects rose ...

Health education in China has been characterized by centrally led, top-down messages and methods. This is exemplified by the Patriotic Health Campaign, established in the 1950s and still operating today. Through this campaign, millions of Chinese were told what they should and should not do in order to improve their health. These traditional public health efforts have been successful in contrib...

The Georgia Cancer Awareness and Education Campaign was launched in September 2002 with the goals of supporting cancer prevention and early detection efforts, heightening awareness of and understanding about the five leading cancers among Georgia residents, and enhancing awareness and education about the importance of proper nutrition, exercise, and healthy lifestyles. The inaugural year of the...