Improving understanding, promoting social inclusion, and fostering empowerment related to epilepsy: Epilepsy Foundation public awareness campaigns - 2001 through 2013

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue , 2015, Pages 239-244

  Price, P ^a   Kobau, R ^b   Buelow, J ^c   Austin, J ^d   Lowenberg, K ^c  

^a McKing Consulting   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Epilepsy Foundation   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Health communication; Public awareness campaigns; Seizures; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AWARENESS; EPILEPSY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL MEDIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH SERVICE; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PUBLIC FIGURE; SEIZURE; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; CHILD; EPILEPSY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMOUS PERSONS; FOUNDATIONS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PUBLIC HEALTH; SEIZURES; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL STIGMA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940668499     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.12.044     Document Type: Review

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