Media & Diabetes

An educational DVD exploring the role of the media environment in the ongoing epidemic of Type 2 diabetes in the United States.

Media & Diabetes has been designed for presentations and discussions in classrooms, community groups, professional development trainings, and other group settings. It can be used with learners age 12 through adults.
What’s on the DVD?

• Two multimedia presentations featuring 52 media examples, including TV commercials, magazine ads, photographs, documentary film clips, graphs, and diagrams.  Each presentation can be delivered in 45-60 minutes.
• A printable discussion guide you can use with the media examples on the disc. The discussion guide includes questions and suggested answers, activities, and education standards, and resources.
• A media gallery you can use to display individual media examples in any order.
• Media examples are captioned and the discussion guide is available in large print.

Learners will:

• Compare and contrast information about media messages.
• Analyze the form and content of advertisements.
• Apply knowledge and strategies to raise awareness and become more active viewers in their leisure time.
• Understand media messages that help to make positive health decisions.

Media examples are captioned and the discussion guide is available in large print.

Media & Diabetes is available FREE of charge, thanks to a grant from the New Mexico Department of Health, Public Health Division, Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program. You pay only shipping and handling charges.

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