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WORKSHOP ON PUBLIC HEALTH FOR MEDIA WORKERS. April 2007. Background. Proposed by Risk Communication Advisory Group (RCAG) in 2006 Launched in Risk Communication Centre (RCC) on 12 to 26 April 2007 (three consecutive Thursday mornings). Background. Main goal
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WORKSHOP ON PUBLIC HEALTH FOR MEDIA WORKERS April 2007
Background • Proposed by Risk Communication Advisory Group (RCAG) in 2006 • Launched in Risk Communication Centre (RCC) on 12 to 26 April 2007 (three consecutive Thursday mornings)
Background Main goal • To enhance health-beat media personnel’s understanding on public health issues and reinforce the collaboration between media and public health workers
Target Audience • Health-beat media workers (mainly with less than two-year working experience in the media and a few who are more experienced but are interested in topics on certain days)
Main Activities • Format of the Workshop • Seminar • Q&A sessions • Site visit • Quiz
Main Topics of the Seminars • Disease surveillance, prevention and control • Health promotion activities and strategies for prevention of non-communicable diseases • Introduction of health statistics • Application of disease modeling
The First Day • Welcoming Speech • Dr Thomas TSANG Risk Communication Advisory Group (RCAG) Mr. David CHAN, Mrs. Jennifer CHEUNG, Dr Thomas TSANG, Mr. Aaron WAN
The First Day Disease Surveillance and Tripartite Communication System Dr Edwin TSUI Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plan Dr Ronald LAM Exercise and Drills Mr. Tommy YU
The Second Day: 19 April 2007 (Thursday) Health Promotion Activities on Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases Dr Patrick CHONG Tobacco Control Measures Dr FUNG Ying Strategies for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases Dr. YUEN Ka Yiu Monitoring of Undesirable Medical Advertisement Dr Winnie AU
The Second Day • Visit the launching of 419 Fruit Day
The Third Day : 26 April 2007 (Thursday) Monitoring of Medical Device Dr Monica WONG Outbreak Investigation Dr CHUANG Shuk Kwan Effective Use of Health Statistics Mrs. Eliza LEUNG A Brief Account on Application of Disease Modeling Dr LEUNG Chi Chiu
The Third Day • Presentation of Certificate
Evaluation • Feedback from participants
Evaluation • Feedback from participants
Evaluation • Feedback from participants
Evaluation • Feedback from speakers
Evaluation • Feedback from speakers
Evaluation • Other observations • The number of participants varied on the three days according to job assignments on that day.( More attendees on first day than last day) • Both speakers and participants expressed that more time for discussions should be allowed • Some participants preferred the Workshop to be launched on Saturdays and some preferred the speakers could stay longer after the seminar
Discussion & Recommendations • Reasons of Absence from the Workshop of the Participants • Have to cover news in the mornings • Have to go overseas for media coverage • Attending workshop on consecutive three Thursday mornings is quite demanding
Discussion & Recommendations • Topics of the Workshop • Directly related to daily work of media workers instead of theory discussion
Discussion & Recommendations • Some presentations were over-run • Insufficient time for discussions • Suggestions • Arrange fewer topics in one session • Allow more time for in-depth discussion for each topic
Discussion & Recommendations • Approach to launch the Workshop in future • Conduct in the form of sharing group • Allow the participants more time for discussion • Arrange more interactive activities, e.g. site visit and quiz
Any comments and suggestions THANK YOU