TTLV: Health advice information on Vietnamese radio today

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Pham Thi Hong Giang

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: August 20, 1991

4. Place of birth: Tam Diep City, Ninh Binh Province

5. Decision No. 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 30, 2013, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing postgraduate students.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title:Health advice information currently broadcast on Vietnamese radio.

8. Major: Journalism Code: 60.32.01.01

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Do Chi Nghia– Editor-in-Chief of the People's Representatives Online Newspaper

10. Summary of the thesis results:

This thesis focuses on researching and presenting the following basic results:

Chapter 1 addresses some theoretical issues concerning radio broadcasting and health counseling information. The author focuses on clarifying the concepts of "radio broadcasting," "health," "health counseling," and "health counseling information." The chapter also highlights the role of health counseling information in the press and presents the characteristics, strengths, and limitations of radio broadcasting in providing health counseling information.

Chapter two of the thesis delves into and analyzes the current state of health information dissemination on radio broadcasts. This is achieved through surveying broadcast frequencies and analyzing the content and format of health information on radio (specifically, through two selected programs: FM – Health and Meeting Famous Doctors). Furthermore, the study examines program production methods and compares them with the production methods of health information programs in other forms of media.

Through the surveys, research, and analysis in Chapter Two, the author of this thesis presents an assessment of the advantages and limitations of current radio programs providing health advice. Based on this, the author boldly proposes several solutions to improve the quality of health advice programs broadcast on radio.

11. Practical applications:

This thesis is of significant importance in identifying key points in the dissemination of health advice information on radio broadcasts. The research results will serve as a valuable resource for journalists, reporters, and editors working in the field of information in general and health information in particular. It will be especially beneficial for editors of the two programs surveyed (FM – Health and Meeting Famous Doctors) in developing and editing content for their journalistic works; the quality of journalistic products will improve, better serving the needs of listeners. With its research content, the thesis also serves as a reference for policymakers in the health sector regarding health advice information for the community.

12. Future research directions:

Besides the results analyzed and mentioned in the thesis, the thesis still has certain limitations such as the limited scope of the survey, only surveying the content and format of two radio programs... Therefore, the next research direction of the topic will be to expand the survey to radio programs in other localities or survey multiple different radio programs. If conditions permit, the thesis also suggests more in-depth research directions in health counseling information such as: the shortcomings of health counseling information containing advertising information...

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name of trainee:Pham Thi Hong Giang2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: August 20, 19914. Place of birth: Tam Diep City, Ninh Binh Province

5. Decision on recognition of postgraduate trainee No.: 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SĐH dated December 30, 2013 by the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes during training process: N/A

7. Thesis title: Health information and advice for radio broadcasting today

8. Specialty: Press Specialty 9. Code: 60.32.01.01

10. Instructor: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Do Chi Nghia - Editor-in-Chief ofPeople's Representative Newspaper

11. Thesis result summary:

The thesis focuses on research and some of its basic results are as follows:

In Chapter 1, with several theoretical issues regarding radio broadcasting andhealth informationandadvice for radio broadcasting, the author concentrated on studying and clarifying such concepts as “Broadcasting”, “Health”, “Health advice” “Health advice information”; Highlighting the role ofhhealth informationandadvice for the press; As well as the specific features, advantages and limitations of broadcasting in health informationandadvice activity.

In Chapter 2, the thesis studied, analyzed deeply the real situation of providinghealth informationandadvice for radio broadcasting today. Through a survey of broadcasting frequency and studying, analyzing the content, form of health informationandadvice for radio broadcasting (especially the two programs selectedfor the survey: FM – Health and Meet the Famous Physician); on the other hand, that was learning about ways of organizing and making programs; Comparing ways of organizing and makinghealth informationandadvice in some other forms of the press.

Through the survey, study and analysis in Charter 2, the author made assessments of the advantages, limitations of the broadcasting programs without health informationandadvice at present so as to venture to propose solutions to improve the quality of health informationandadvice radio broadcasting programs.

12.Actual applicability:

On this topic, the thesis is of important significance in finding out the key points in conveyinghealth informationandadvice for radio broadcasting. The topic research results will serve as a source of references for the journalists, reporters, editors who are involved in the area of ​​information in general and in health information in particular; Especially the editors of the two survey programs (FM – Health and Meet the Famous Physician) in developing, editing the contents while making their press works. That press works are every being improved will better meet audience demand. With the contents under research, the thesis will alsoserve as a source of references forthe reliance of the public health service in providing the community with health information and advice.

13. Subsequent research orientation:

Besides the results analyzed and dealt with in the thesis, the thesis may have certain limitations such as the survey was not conducted on a large scale, merely restricted to the form and content of the two broadcasting programs…Therefore, the subsequent research orientation of the thesis shall be an extended survey of broadcasting programs in localities or a survey of various broadcasting programs in providing health information and advice such as Inadequacies of health information and advice with advertising information…

14. Published works related to the thesis: N/A