Entertainment indeed can play a very powerful role in health education. For instance, at the end of the day, when people get home from work, they are tired and are most likely to seek entertainment by turning on their TV. Thus, it is very important to incorporate health messages within the entertainment media. Using entertainment for health promotion, however, can be a challenge and requires some creative thoughts and of course formative research. After watching Simpsons in class, I agree that the health message was not that powerful to me perhaps because it is a cartoon and I don’t know how much I can trust the information coming from Homer. But this might be great for the right audience such as kids. So, choosing the right audience is another important thing to take into consideration when using entertainment for health promotion purposes. Overall, health entertainment is a great way to reach most audiences out there.
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