Research Updates
November 2008
| The Effectiveness of Placing Health Information in Popular TV Shows |
| Source: Victoria Rideout, “Television as a Health Educator: A Case Study of Grey’s Anatomy,” The Kaiser Family Foundation (September 2008): 1-27. Description: This study, conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation in 2008, looked at how health information in popular television shows can influence viewers’ knowledge and attitudes. The researchers chose a health ... |




