ArticleCureus2025
Entertainment as Intervention: A Strategic Blueprint for Public Health in Media.
Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- Acrobatics for Antibiotics: Exploring circus-based engagement on community practices surrounding antimicrobial resistance in Cambodia.Wellcome open research · 2026Article
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Abstract
Traditional public health messaging struggles to compete for attention in today's media-saturated environment. This editorial argues for a paradigm shift: embedding life-saving health messages within entertainment and influencer-driven narratives to harness their emotional, cognitive, and behavioral influences. Drawing on neuroscience, behavioral psychology, and media case studies, we demonstrate how scripted content and social media influencers shape public understanding, attitudes, and actions related to health. From increased cancer genetic testing following a primetime television episode to surges in suicide-related searches after controversial dramas, the evidence for narrative impact is robust. We outline a strategic framework for public health professionals to collaborate with media creators at multiple levels of narrative integration, from symbolic embedding to plotline centrality, and propose a sustainable infrastructure to support such partnerships. By treating media not as a risk to mitigate but as a delivery system to optimize, public health can amplify its reach, relevance, and effectiveness.
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