Communication and public health from adolescents’ point of view

 José-María Coronado-Morón, Málaga (Spain)

 José-María López-García, Málaga (Spain)

https://doi.org/10.3916/C26-2006-10

Keywords

Communication, public health, adolescents, risk behaviour, cultural practices

Abstract

This paper presents a study about the young, the use they do of mass media and the relationship they keep with health. Among other contributions, it is to be highlighted that the voice of young people can be heard in this article which, with the use of methodological triangulation, offers a rich information about how adolescents contact the media and interpret its messages.

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