The Pulse: A Guide to Health Communication - BBC Media Action - Online
The Pulse is a combination of an online training course and resources designed to help you create effective health communication projects. If you are new to health communication and are interested in using media and communication to inspire people to lead healthier lives, we recommend you complete this free online course.
Through a series of activities and films, you will learn practical tools about making health communication interventions that work. This will give you the skills to design and produce content that captures large audiences’ attention and encourages them to act. The course includes examples of successful health communication campaigns to inspire you, as well as fact sheets on key health topics such as HIV and AIS, family planning, nutrition, child health and sanitation. The course features an exclusive film with academic experts – Dr. Val Curtis from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Dr. Robert Hornik from the Annenberg School for Communication – talking about the elements and processes that go into making successful health communication interventions.
The Pulse uses iLearn, BBC Media Action's learning platform. iLearn is devised for media professionals particularly those based in developing and transitional countries. Courses promote the principles of balanced, objective journalism, and provide advice, models and guidelines for best practice as well as developing professional skills.
Each module takes the learner through several progressive steps, which may include interactive exercises, asking the student to think about an issue or to come up with an idea, before moving forward to the next step. Students may be asked to complete an assignment based on what they have just learned. This assignment is submitted online to their mentor who offers feedback and guidance to the student and grades the assignment.
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