Tag: awareness campaign

When doing good requires doing right: Ethical considerations in health communication

In public health, how we communicate is just as important as what we communicate. Government and public health organisations have a critical role to play in delivering clear, evidence-based and trustworthy information – helping to counter health myths and misinformation that can distort public understanding.

Sharing the passion is a winner

At Fenton Communications, we’re proud of our team of thinkers, advisers and creators, dedicated to delivering strategic communications that create positive social impact. We also recognise there are many others across Australia’s communications, advertising, marketing, media and public relations sectors who share our values: integrity, passion, excellence and a commitment to change.

Encouraging Australians to give up for good

My first year in Public Relations consulting

“So, what do you do for work?” It’s a question we all get asked a lot – especially when meeting new people or networking. Sometimes people find it hard to explain what they do but since starting work in public relations, communication is at the heart of everything. Here’s what I do.

Helping young people kick vaping

The changing role of media in public health campaigns

Rapid changes in how we engage with different media and interact with content requires new approaches to deliver public health messages effectively.

Raising awareness of the National Redress Scheme

Educating consumers about Star Ratings for Aged Care

Literally a ‘day’ every day

Many years ago, on an unremarkable Tuesday, I read a tweet: Happy Banana Pancake Day! Yum, I thought. Odd, but yum. I mentioned the tweet to a colleague and her response stuck with me ever since. ‘There is literally a day every day,’ she sighed.

Changing minds about violence against women

In Australia, violence against women is no longer regarded as a purely domestic problem. We now recognise it as a criminal justice problem, a social problem and importantly, a public health problem.