September 18, 2007
Study: ‘ER’ Episodes Influence Viewers Health Knowledge
Recent episodes of the TV show “ER,” tackling the subjects of teen obesity, hypertension and healthy eating had a positive impact on the attitudes and behaviors of those watching it, especially male viewers, according to a new study, reports Fox News.
The findings, from University of Southern California researchers, will appear in the Sept. 14 Journal of Health Communication and now available online.
"This study demonstrates the importance of interventions and programs targeted at a population level,” said Dr. Thomas W. Valente, associate professor of preventive medicine and a member of the Institute for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Research (IPR) at the Keck School of Medicine at USC, in a news release.
... "People get their information from entertainment,” Valente added. “It’s not a magic bullet. It’s a small piece of the puzzle, but we’d be silly to ignore its potential.”
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