Effective Media Intervention Competition on Tobacco Control

Health Communication and Education is an effective means of bringing about changes in behaviors and lifestyles that are conducive to good health. The power of various forms of media in communicating thoughts, ideas and knowledge is well known in all walks of life. Media campaigns to promote healthy lifestyle can serve as keys for motivating and bringing about behavior change in an individual, and subsequently the society.

In spite of the vast scope of the media in influencing the minds of millions, it is not used effectively to create awareness about contemporary health issues. In view of this, the School of Health System Studies at Tata Institute of Social Sciences introduces “From Ideas to EXPRESSIONS for Health” – a competition on presenting effective media interventions for health related information dissemination and education.

The competition is part of “Clairvoyance 09” and is open to participation from students of varied streams of knowledge such as Public Health, Media and Cultural Studies and all other institutions which study media and communication as part their curriculum. The competition is an attempt to generate innovative and influential media messages, which shall be utilized by funding agencies, academicians, public health service providers and media personnel.

Theme for this year:

““Effective Media Interventions for Tobacco Control”

For complete detials, please visit http://shss.tiss.edu/index_files/Expressions.htm

ANTERPRERANA

Anterprerana is a platform for the entrepreneurs to express innovative ideas for providing healthcare to the unreached and remote parts of nation. Here is a call to stand up to the challenge to organize resources in new and more valuable ways to deliver healthcare.

Theme for this year:

“Innovative Health care delivery models”

To cater effectively to the billion-plus population is a real tough task. We need effective and sustainable innovations to reach the unreached population.

Various enterprises such as telemedicine have proved to be effective venture in the healthcare delivery. Keeping in view the importance of effective health entrepreneurship models and the urgency to do so, we are inviting young entrepreneurs to come up with practical, feasible and sustainable plans/models, which can be utilized in the present system without a hitch and yet provide the necessary impetus for the achievement of equitable and egalitarian healthcare system.

For More Details:

http://www.shss.tiss.edu/index_files/Anterprerana.htm

Also Check Out:

http://www.shss.tiss.edu/index_files/Claivoyance_2009.htm

For any queries:

Mail us at: anterprerna09@gmail.com

Clairvoyance Orkut Community:http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Community?cmm=95534016

Clairvoyance '08 : A Recap

Clairvoyance is considered to be one of its kind event in India which brings healthcare professionals, industry leaders and emerging talent across the country over one platform. As the name suggests, the aim of clairvoyance has been to sketch out a clear vision for the emerging healthcare sector in India. Every year the events are designed around a specific theme which addresses the pertinent issues in the transitional healthcare system of India.

Last year Clairvoyance('08) was a huge success with the theme ‘Empowering healthcare through solutions and applications’. The event spanned over two consecutive days of the 12th and 13th of December 2008 and was held at the convention centre of the Naoroji campus of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai. Below is the performance note of the event :

Performance Concept Note Clairvoyance

Having recapped the glorious success of the last year's event, Team Clairvoyance aims at breaking new grounds with laying of new milestones for innovation and excellence this year.

Clairvoyance 2009 will be an exploration of innovative ways to build capacities at various levels of healthcare. This year’s event would comprise of a symphony of seminars, debates, and panel discussions highlighting newer approaches to various contemporary issues.

Clairvoyance 09 will be focusing on the following aspects of healthcare:

> Breaking new grounds in health care/hospital financing.
> Technological capacity building.
> Capacity building of the human resources.
> Strategic business models/plans for hospitals.
> Middle level management capacity building.

Team Clairvoyance
Dr. Dinesh Jagiasi (+91 93249 07679)
Dr. Omkar Phanse (+91 96194 84531)
Dr. Amar Nawkar (+91 96194 84532)
Dr. Pradeep Tandan (+91 96194 84533)
Dr. Nachiket Sule (+91 99702 65262)
clairvoyance09@gmail.com

Clairvoyance '09 Update

From: TISS Clairvoyance <clairvoyance09@gmail.com>

Hi all,
This is to give the whole school an update of Clairvoyance'09. We had a meeting with Dr Yesudian about the theme for Clairvoyance and "CAPACITY BUILDING IN HEALTHCARE" has been approved as the main overarching theme. Accordingly we have decided this theme would be taken up for Clairoyance'09.For the same purpose we have kept a small competition with a cash prize open to both the Senior and Junior batches.
1) To give the theme "CAPACITY BUILDING IN HEALTHCARE" a new dimension and put it in better words. Also to suggest a slogan with the Theme.
2) To design a proper LOGO for this Clairvoyance which would be used with all Clairvoyance Official documentations.
All the entries have to be sent before 14th of July(23:59) to the above email-id for both the juniors and seniors.For both the competitions the cash prize would be Rs. 500/-. The results would be declared on 17th of July.
Thanking you.
Team Clairvoyance.