Key facts on TV violence The fourth in a series of fact sheets on topics related to children, media and health pulls together the key facts on the prevalence of violence on television, and the results of scientific studies of the effects on children. The fact sheet also discusses the conclusions of the public health […]
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Children and the News
Coping with Terrorism, War and Everyday Violence The fifth in a series of fact sheets on topics related to children, media and health pulls together the most relevant research that has been conducted about the impact of news on children, in times of war and in times of relative peace. The fact sheet explores how […]
Parents and Media
Fact sheet discusses parents’ concerns on media and their children The sixth in a series of fact sheets on topics related to children, media and health pulls together the most relevant research about parents and the media. The fact sheet discusses parents’ concerns about the effects of media on their children, how they supervise and […]
The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity
Role of media in the nation’s increasing rates of childhood obesity This Kaiser Family Foundation report that reviews more than 40 studies on the role of media in the nation’s dramatically increasing rates of childhood obesity explores what researchers do and do not know about the role media plays in childhood obesity. It also outlines […]
Entertainment Education and Health in the United States
The report discusses the history of “entertainment education” and provides the leading examples of entertainment education from American television. The report also summarizes the results of research evaluating the effectiveness of this strategy for reaching the public with information about health issues.
Media, Youth, and Civic Engagement
Fact Sheet on the role of media in youth civic participation. This fact sheet reviews how the media is used to get out the vote, ways television and movies depict politics and government, and how the Internet is used to engage youth (age 18-25) in civic and political activities. This is the twelfth in a […]
Assessing Public Education Programming on HIV/AIDS
Survey of African Americans About HIV/AIDS Media Campaigns A new national survey of African Americans reviews aspects of the Rap It Up and KNOW HIV/AIDS campaigns.
The Effects of Electronic Media on Children Ages Zero to Six
This issue brief explores the history of research about the effects of electronic media on children zero to six years old, summarizes the findings of the seminal studies in this area, and notes gaps in the research base.
Generation M
Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-olds This report examines media use among more than 2,000 3rd to 12th graders. A national Kaiser Family Foundation survey found children and teens are spending an increasing amount of time using “new media” like computers, the Internet and video games, without cutting back on the time they spend […]
Re-powering the Public Interest
New Media and the Future of Public Service Advertising A webcast and case studies explore how mobile marketing, viral campaigns, adver-gaming, and other forms of new media can be incorporated into public education advertising.
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