Expressions

Expressions!!

Health Communication and Education is an effective means of bringing about changes in behaviors and lifestyles that are conducive to good health. The power of various forms of media in communicating thoughts, ideas and knowledge is well known in all walks of life. Media campaigns to promote healthy lifestyle can serve as keys for motivating and bringing about behavior change in an individual, and subsequently the society.

In spite of the vast scope of the media in influencing the minds of millions, it is not used effectively to create awareness about contemporary health issues. In view of this, the School of Health System Studies at Tata Institute of Social Sciences introduces “From Ideas to EXPRESSIONS for Health” – a competition on presenting effective media interventions for health related information dissemination and education.

The competition is part of “Clairvoyance 09” and is open to participation from students of varied streams of knowledge such as Public Health, Media and Cultural Studies and all other institutions which study media and communication as part their curriculum. The competition is an attempt to generate innovative and influential media messages, which shall be utilized by funding agencies, academicians, public health service providers and media personnel.

Theme for this year:

““Effective Media Interventions for Tobacco Control”

Click here for >>Competition guidelines

Eligibility: Students currently pursuing Public Health, Media and Culture Studies, Mass Communication, or any other fields of education and training.

Entries will be accepted in the form of slogans, posters, informative drawings, video or audio clippings, and other audio-visual medium.

The media messages should be innovative, self created and expressive of one of the following issues:

Ill effects / dangers of tobacco use

Public health implications of tobacco use in the public places

Control of tobacco use at public places

Implementation of tobacco control act at public place

For any queries please contact the Expressions Coordinator:

Dr. Nikita Surani — +091-9833511180