Mass media to communicate public health messages in six health topic areas: a systematic review and other reviews of the evidence

• Main Authors: Martine Stead (Author), Kathryn Angus (Author), Tessa Langley (Author), Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi (Author), Kate Hinds (Author), Shona Hilton (Author), Sarah Lewis (Author), James Thomas (Author), Mhairi Campbell (Author), Ben Young (Author), Linda Bauld (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: NIHR Journals Library, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Mass media campaigns can be used to communicate public health messages at the population level. Although previous research has shown that they can influence health behaviours in some contexts, there have been few attempts to synthesise evidence across multiple health behaviours. Objectiv...