TTLV: Nhan Dan Newspaper and the issue of health information and healthcare for the people.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Le Nu Hanh Nguyen

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: August 28, 1989

4. Place of birth: Ha Tinh

5. Decision No. 3215/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 31, 2014, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title:"The People's Newspaper's role in providing medical information and healthcare for the people."

8. Major: Journalism Code: 60.32.01.01

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Dung, Senior LecturerHead of the Journalism Department, Academy of Journalism and Communication.

10. Summary of the thesis results:

With the research topic "Nhan Dan Newspaper and the issue of health information and healthcare for the people," the author of this thesis conducted a survey of the content and format of health information presented in both the daily and online versions of Nhan Dan Newspaper. From this, the thesis provides an assessment of how health information is disseminated in Nhan Dan Newspaper, while also contributing to improving the quality and effectiveness of communication in health information and healthcare for the people in Nhan Dan Newspaper. Finding effective ways to convey health information and healthcare to the people is not only significant for the journalist's work but also impacts community behavior in protecting and caring for health.

Chapter 1 of the thesis established an understanding and theoretical framework regarding the role of journalism in general, and the Nhan Dan Newspaper in particular, in providing medical information and healthcare to the public. This theoretical framework was built upon the systematization of theories related to this issue.

Chapter 2 of the thesis presents the current state of health information and healthcare for the public in the Nhan Dan Newspaper, based on the author's survey results of both the daily and online versions of the Nhan Dan Newspaper.

In Chapter 3, the author identifies the successes and limitations in the dissemination of medical information and healthcare to the public in the Nhan Dan Newspaper. Based on this, the author proposes scientific recommendations to improve the quality of medical information and healthcare for the public in the Nhan Dan Newspaper.

11. Practical applications:

The research findings of this thesis contribute to helping journalists and the Nhan Dan Newspaper, especially the daily and online editions, understand the advantages and disadvantages of current health and healthcare information dissemination. From this, improvements can be made to further enhance the effectiveness of health and healthcare information dissemination on the Nhan Dan Newspaper.

12. Future research directions:

Continue to conduct more comprehensive research on the issue of health information and healthcare for the people in Party newspapers.

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Le Nu Hanh Nguyen 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: August 28^th, 1989 4. Place of birth: Ha Tinh

5. Admission decision number: 3215/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 31^st, 2014 by the Rector of University Of Social Sciences And Humanities, Vietnam National University.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Official thesis title: “The communication of healthcare information on Nhan Dan Newspaper”

8. Major: Journalism ID: 60.32.01.01

9. Supervisor: Associate Professor, Doctor, Principal Lecturer Nguyen Van Dung, Dean of the Falcuty of Journalism, Academy of Journalism and Communication.

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

Finding out the most effective way to communicate healthcare information to people is significant to not only journalists' works but also community's behavior toward health protection and medical care; Therefore, the author conducts the research on “The communication of healthcare information on Nhan Dan Newspaper”. To complete the thesis, the author surveyed about articles healthcare information on the daily and online versions of Nhan Dan Newspaper; thennceforth, the author has given an overall assessment and made recommendations in order to improve the quality and effectiveness of communicating healthcare information on Nhan Dan Newspaper.

In the Chapter 1, the thesis systematizes related theories to formulate the theoretical framework for the role of journalism in communication of healthcare information to people, especially that of Nhan Dan Newspaper.

In the Chapter 2, the thesis presents the current situation of healthcare communication on Nhan Dan Newspaper based on the author's survey on the daily and online versions of the newspaper.

In the Chapter 3, the thesis points out the successes and limitations of Nhan Dan Newspaper in communication of healthcare information. Thenceforth, the author gives scientific recommendations to improve the quality and effectiveness of communicating healthcare information on Nhan Dan Newspaper.

11. Practical applicability:

The thesis will be the reference for the journalists working at Nhan Dan newspaper, especially those at the daily and online version, to identify advantages and disadvantages of the newspaper's healthcare information. Thenceforth, there will be improvements to communicate healthcare information on Nhan Dan newspaper more effectively.

12. Further research directions:

To conduct more comprehensive healthcare research into information on official newspapers of The Communist Party of Vietnam.

13. Thesis-related publications: None.