Public health campaign for Medicine Awareness
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Impact of including medicine awareness in public health lifestyle campaign
IRAS ID
164469
Contact name
Mahsa Ranjbar
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Hertfordshire
Duration of Study in the UK
3 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
This research will investigate the view and awareness of general public about medications use as part of public health campaign.
In order to do so, in one had there is Public health; which has three key domains such as prevent disease, prolong life and promoting health through society. In other hand there is health care system which; provide information about medicine use and medicine safety through expertise such as pharmacist, doctors, nurses. However, there is lack of public health campaign that focus on general public view on use of medication.
Therefore, this is a great opportunity to design and develop a public health medicine awareness campaign. In addition, to deliver this campaign will use mass media such as poster, leaflet, TV or Radio advertising, social media such as Facebook and Twitter, smart phone apps and etc. Consequently, it will increase people awareness and understanding about important of medications in their life. It will sign post people to the services available in NHS thought pharmacies, general practitioner surgeries. Furthermore, it will help to reduce hospitalisation, prevent medication waste and promoting health through society.REC name
East Midlands - Nottingham 1 Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/EM/0092
Date of REC Opinion
11 Feb 2015
REC opinion
Unfavourable Opinion