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Environment and health are two major issues that affect our well-being. In recent decades, educators, communicators, policy makers, and public health professionals have increasingly recognized the powerful role of the media in our understanding and decision making about environment and health. It shapes us about which environmental issues are important, what kinds of products and services will improve our environment and health status, and which policies will be able to solve environment and health problems. The proposed conference will advance our research frontier on the interplay of media, environment and health choices.Objectives and ThemesThe objectives of the conference areTo bring together international scholars, educators and industry practitioners to share ideas about theories and practices to promote responsible environmental and health behavioursTo bring different academic disciplines together to share theoretical insights and empirical evidence of current issues in media and health as well as environment. Scholars can represent a variety of disciplines including communication, marketing, anthropology, sociology, psychology, education, environmental science, public health, linguistics, and cultural studies.Specifically, topics for this conference shall include (but are not restricted to)Environmental news reportingEnvironmental framing and media discourseEnvironmental promotion campaignsFood advertising and promotions among adolescentsFood and consumer cultureSocial construction of beautyCulture and healthYoung people’s media production on health issuesPublic health campaignsCreativity in health messagesDoctor patients communicationMedia and health educationOrganizing Committee (list of members)Prof. Kara Chan (Chair) Department of Communication StudiesDr. Judy Siu (Member)  David C. Lam Institute for East-West StudiesDr. Dong Dong (Member)  David C. Lam Institute for East-West StudiesMr. Lennon Tsang (Member) Department of Communication StudiesDateJanuary 5-7, 2015PlaceSchool of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University More information