Dissemination of the stress through the mass media: a reflection on risk, vulnerability, disease prevention and health promotion

Authors

  • Átala Lotti Garcia Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Vitória, ES
  • Tatiana Breder Emerich Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Vitória, ES
  • Luciane Bresciani Salaroli Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Vitória, ES
  • Aline Guio Cavaca Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Fiocruz de Governo. Brasília, DF
  • Edson Theodoro Santos Neto Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Vitória, ES

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v13i3.1760

Keywords:

Public health, Media, Intervention in the crisis, Risk factor, Vulnerability to health.

Abstract

The approach of the disease with emphasis on contemporary risk factors prevails in the mass media. This article bases on a study to analyze the dissemination of stress in print media from the theoretical perspectives of risk, levels of disease prevention, vulnerability and health promotion. The study is a qualitative research using the content analysis. A historical and theoretical trajectory, analyzing printing news and scientific studies was carried out from these previously defined analytical categories: stress and health risk; stress and disease prevention; stress and vulnerability; stress and health promotion. It was found that risk-related disease prevention has greater visibility in the print media than health promotion related to vulnerability. We propose that actions promoting public policies and structural changes to ensure health rights and a fight against stress, fomented by means of media coverage, adopting a critical perspective on the understanding of social vulnerabilities and the potentialities of health promotion.

Author Biographies

Átala Lotti Garcia, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Vitória, ES

Doutorado em Saúde Coletiva pela Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo.

Tatiana Breder Emerich, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Vitória, ES

Doutorado em Saúde Coletiva pela Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo.

Luciane Bresciani Salaroli, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Vitória, ES

Doutorado em Ciências Fisiólogicas pela Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo.

Aline Guio Cavaca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Fiocruz de Governo. Brasília, DF

Doutorado em Saúde Pública pela Fundação Oswaldo Cruz.

Edson Theodoro Santos Neto, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Vitória, ES

Doutorado em Epidemiologia em Saúde Pública pela Fundação Oswaldo Cruz.

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Published

2019-09-13

How to Cite

Garcia, Átala L., Emerich, T. B., Salaroli, L. B., Cavaca, A. G., & Santos Neto, E. T. (2019). Dissemination of the stress through the mass media: a reflection on risk, vulnerability, disease prevention and health promotion. Revista Eletrônica De Comunicação, Informação & Inovação Em Saúde, 13(3). https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v13i3.1760

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 3 (2019): Dossiê 40 anos do Movimento LGBT no Brasil: visibilidades e representações

Section

Original articles

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