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Avoiding the Boomerang: Testing the Relative Effectiveness of Antidrug Public Service Announcements Before a National Campaign

February 01, 2002

Media Continue to Perpetuate Myth of Winter Holiday-Suicide Link

Health and Risk Communication December 04, 2001

Many newspaper stories about suicides during the 2000 winter holiday season linked end-of-year holidays and suicide, despite the fact that such a link is a myth, according to a new study from the Annenberg Public Policy Center. Suicides actually peak in the spring and are not more common during the winter holiday period. “While it

Media Coverage of Suicide Can Contribute to the Problem

Health and Risk Communication August 09, 2001

Public Health Community Issues New Recommendations for Media Coverage of Suicide

Favorable Imagery in Cigarette Advertising Overpowers Perceived Risks for Young People

Health and Risk Communication June 11, 2001

New Book Details Effects of Cigarette Advertising on Young

Smoking Risk, Perception, and Policy

January 01, 2001

Attitudes and Beliefs About Domestic Violence: The Results of a Survey of Adults in Philadelphia

Health and Risk Communication March 01, 2000

A survey of Philadelphia adults was conducted to identify the attitudes and beliefs underlying actions in response to domestic violence.

Final Report: Evaluation of the Philadelphia: Let’s Stop Domestic Violence! Project

Health and Risk Communication November 07, 1999

This report presents both a description and an evaluation of the Philadelphia: Let’s Stop Domestic Violence! project.