Public Health Promotion: Coronavirus Awareness Strategies in Saudi Arabia
Overview
This paper examines coronavirus as a public health concern in Saudi Arabia and proposes public health promotion strategies to increase awareness and minimize future health issues. The author argues that utilizing both mainstream and social media platforms through collaboration between the ministry of health and ministry of information is essential for effective disease outbreak communication.
What this essay covers
- Introduction: Overview of disease outbreaks and the need for public health promotion regarding coronavirus in Saudi Arabia
- Role of Government and Ministry of Health: Responsibility of Saudi Arabian health authorities in disseminating health information
- Communication Channels: Effectiveness of mainstream media and social media platforms for public health messaging
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The outbreak of diseases and infections across the world has become a regular phenomenon. The outbreaks affect millions of people within certain geographical locations. When outbreaks occur, the governments of countries involved are required to make an announcement providing guidelines to people on how they should protect themselves from being victims (Klesges, 2018). Due to the existence of modern communication systems, the announcements can be made through the mainstream or social media platforms. In extreme cases where quick responses are required, there is a need to ensure that the most reliable methods of communication are utilised in the long run. Maintaining optimum eth status for individuals across different parts of the world is essential.
For this reason, the outbreak of coronavirus is an issue that ought to be highlighted through public promotions and awareness in Saudi Arabia (Klesges, 2018). Ideally, there are millions of individuals affected by the coronavirus outbreak, and Saudi Arabia could be at high risk also. Since the country hosts flights from china and other countries affected by the virus, the need for public awareness through adverts and promotions is recommended (Klesges, 2018). This paper focuses on the issue of Coronavirus as a public health problem and on ways Saudi Arabia can publicize it to minimize health issues in the future. Also, the benefits that the promotion would have in the Saudi Arabian community will be explored in the paper.