Press release: The first scientific workshop on social insurance and health insurance policy communication with the participation of three professional groups

This is the first time in Vietnam that a scientific workshop on social insurance and health insurance policy communication has been held with the participation of three professional groups, including: managers and operators implementing social insurance and health insurance policies; researchers and journalists - media; and journalists. Specifically, the workshop discussed the theoretical basis, models and methods of policy communication in general and social insurance and health insurance policies in particular in the context of Vietnamese society and the 4.0 media era. At the same time, the workshop summarized and evaluated the practical implementation of communication activities on social insurance and health insurance policies on all channels such as: print media, radio, television, electronic information portals, electronic newspapers and social networks. Through that, the workshop created a space for dialogue between the three groups to enhance understanding and improve mutual capacity to achieve communication goals on social insurance and health insurance policies in the coming time. In particular, by 2020, the goal is to have 50% of workers participating in social insurance; 35% of workers participating in unemployment insurance and 90% of the population participating in health insurance.

The workshop attracted more than 30 presentations from leaders, managers, scientists, experts and prestigious journalists, published in the scientific proceedings. These included reports on typical groups of topics such as: the results achieved so far, weaknesses, points that need to be focused on in communicating social insurance and health insurance policies in the coming time for press agencies; prominent issues reflected on the implementation of current social insurance and health insurance policies in various types of press; social criticism of press agencies on social insurance and health insurance; application of new communication methods on social networks and communication models with people's participation in promoting the implementation of social insurance and health insurance policies, etc.

The Faculty of Journalism and Communication, University of Social Sciences and Humanities is the professional focal point, coordinating with the Media Center of Vietnam Social Security to directly organize this conference. After nearly 30 years of establishment and development, the Faculty has trained tens of thousands of journalists, scientists and media experts for newspaper offices, training institutions, agencies, organizations, businesses, etc. across the country. Currently, the Faculty of Journalism and Communication is the only institution that trains in parallel the two majors of Journalism and Public Relations, in which the Journalism major has systems from Bachelor to Master and Doctorate. In addition, the Faculty is also implementing a Master of Communication Management training program in conjunction with the University of Stirling (UK).

For more information, please contact:

• MSc. Phan Van Kien, lecturer at Faculty of Journalism and Communication

Mobile: 098.341.4354

e-mail:fankien@gmail.com

• Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen, Head of PR-Advertising Department, Faculty of Journalism and Communication

Mobile: 091.995.0698

E-mail:huyenanh02@yahoo.com,ntthuyen@ussh.edu.vn