In fact, a new report from researchers of the University of Minnesota suggests that the flu vaccine is not as effective as public
health messaging suggests.
Not exact matches
Sites like The Guardian have experimented with
messages that try to educate readers about how much advertising supports the financial
health and well - being of the site they are visiting, and
suggest donating or signing up for a subscription.
It wasn't the only
message being disseminated, of course: Merely
suggesting abstinence as a public
health measure was viewed by some as an irresponsible intrusion of religious fundamentalism into politics.
Whilst research
suggests that women make infant feeding decisions irrespective of their contact with
health professionals, it is clear that the
health promotion
message — breast is best — has been successful in improving women's knowledge and understanding of the benefits of breastfeeding for both themselves and their babies.
«These findings
suggested that patient information materials aimed at patients with chronic kidney disease are pitched well above the average patient's literacy level, so that most patients wouldn't be able to read and understand the
health messages,» Webster said.
For example,
messages could
suggest alternatives — such as self - tanning products that do not rely on UV rays — instead of solely emphasizing the
health risks.
The results
suggest that patients were more motivated to quit by «targeted
messaging» with specific examples of the negative effects of smoking, rather than by a description of the general
health benefits of smoking cessation.
The text
messaging that can drive young people to distraction — or worse, if they're actually behind the wheel — can also be harnessed to promote better
health and safety, a small new study
suggests.
«Clearly visible
messages such as «Flying causes climate change» could put some consumers off air travel in the same way that smokers are deterred by
health warnings on cigarette packets, a new report on global warming
suggests.
Communicating about climate change as a public
health problem also faces barriers from how
messages are shared and spread online,
suggests another recent study.
Schwarzenegger
suggested telling customers at petrol stations that «what you pump into your tank may kill you», and plastering oil tankers driving along highways with
messages that their contents are dangerous to
health.