Global Health Communication
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On this page:
- Worldwide and Regional Activities
- • Global
- • Africa
- • Asia (China)
- • Central America
- Spotlights
- Tools and Resources
- Contact Us
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Our vision: a world where all people actively use accessible, accurate, relevant, and timely health information and interventions to protect and promote their health and the health of their families and communities. Our mission: to protect and promote global public health by collaborating with international partners to integrate customer-centered, science-based health marketing strategies into health communication and education programs. Focus areas: health communication and marketing strategies, emergency communication, eHealth (mobile technologies) as well as capacity development in these areas. |
Worldwide and Regional Activities
Global Health Marketing Activities Overview (UPDATED) ( 1 page, 212KB)
Spanish version, overview ( 2 pages, 216 KB)
Expanding CDC’s Global Impact: Collaborative Partnerships in Health Communication and Marketing (9 minutes 11 seconds)
Avian Influenza Communication, profile ( 3 pages, 221 KB)
Activities Around the World (May 10, 2007)], presentation ( 13 pages, 2.8 MB)
Africa
Kenya, profile (UPDATED) ( 1 page, 198 KB)
Global Communication Marketing in Kenya, presentation ( 28 pages, 2.3 MB)
Testing Modes of Communication for Infection Control Prevention: Kenya, legal-sized poster ( 1 pg, 2 MB)Asia (China)
Infectious Disease Knowledge Center, profile ( 2 pages, 164 KB)
Emergency and Risk Communication (ERC), profile ( 2 pages, 161 KB)
Pilot Test Information and Communication Technology, profile ( 2 pages, 165 KB)
Enhancing China’s Capacity in Emergency Risk Communication and Use of Information Communication and Technology for Health Communication, legal-sized poster ( 1 page, 2 MB)Central America
Central America, profile ( 2 pages, 234 KB English)
Spanish version ( 2 pages, 234 KB)
Leveraging Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to Support Public Health Workforce Communications and Capacity Development in Central America, legal-sized poster ( 1 page, 2 MB)
Spotlights
Promoting Digital Health Communication in Kenya
China CDC-Guangzhou Province Visits US CDC
Lao PDR-Thailand Border – HIV/STI Prevention & Care
China – The New Health Marketing Frontier
Avian Influenza Journalist Workshops, India
Kenya: Commitment to Using Information Communication Technologies to Extend Quality of Care
Tools and Resources for Global Health Communication
Health Promotion Theory
- National Cancer Institute, Health Promotion Theories at a Glance ( 60 pages)
- WHO Communication for Behavior Impact (Social Mobilization)*
Emergency Risk Communication Tools and Resources
- Evaluation Primer on Health Risk Communication Programs, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- WHO Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network*
- Risk and Outbreak Communication from the Pan American Health Organization*
- WHO Handbook for Journalists on Influenza Outbreak Communication ( 24 pages)*
- WHO Outbreak Communication Guidelines*
Global Networks for Health Communication
- Global Development Learning Network, Linking the World Through Learning*
- Communication Initiative Network, Where communication and media are central to social and economic development*
Centers for Social and Health Marketing
- National Social Marketing Centre (London)*
- The Basics of Social Marketing: Turning Point Program ( 25 pages, 1MB)*
Global Trends: Challenges and Opportunities for Health Promotion
- Revolutions Affecting Change, Global Trends to the Year 2025 and Beyond*
- UN Conference on Trade and Development Statistics: Overview*, promoting the integration of developing countries into the world economy; offers statistics on Information Communication Technology by country.
- WHO Social Determinants of Health, Fact files on Global Health*
- World Bank Disease Control Priorities Project*
- World Resources Institute, The Next 4 Billion: Market Size and Business Strategy at the Base of the Pyramid*
Other
- Public Health Grand Rounds*, a series of webcasts presenting real-world case studies on public health issues; a collaborative effort between the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the CDC
Contact Us
Send email to globalcomm@cdc.gov
Date last reviewed: April 15, 2009
Date last updated: April 15, 2009
Content source: National Center for Health Marketing
Content owner: National Center for Health Marketing
*Links to non-federal organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the federal government, and none should be inferred. CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at these links.