Monday 6 December 2010

COMMUNICATION STRATEGY FOR PRECAUTION DURING A PANDEMIC OUTBREAK

Table 1: Types of Media Campaigns (Coffman, 2002:6) Campaign Type/Goal
Individual Behaviour Change
Public Will
Objectives
• Influence beliefs and knowledge about a behaviour and its consequences • Affect attitudes in support of behaviour and persuade • Affect perceived social norms about the acceptability of a behaviour among one's peers • Affect intentions to perform the behaviour • Produce behaviour change (if accompanied by supportive program components)
• Increase visibility of an issue and its importance • Affect perceptions of social issues and who is seen as responsible • Increase knowledge about solutions based on who is seen as responsible • Affect criteria used to judge policies and policymakers • Help determine what is possible for service introduction and public funding • Engage and mobilize constituencies to action
Target Audience
Segments of the population whose behaviour needs to change
Segments of the general public to be mobilized and policymakers
Strategies
Social marketing
Media advocacy, community organizing, and mobilization
Media Vehicles
Public service/affairs programming: print, television, radio, electronic advertising
News media: print, television, radio, electronic advertising

Social marketing campaign goals and objectives: Coffman, 2002.

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