Abstract
Objective: The Japanese Society of Health Education and Promotion-Young Division hosted the 2023 annual study seminar, focusing on “learning how to use health communication for populations indifferent to health.” This report summarizes the seminar proceedings.
Contents: The seminar was delivered online, and involved 25 participants. After the participants had shared their impressions of populations indifferent to health at the beginning of the seminar, Dr. Hirono Ishikawa delivered a lecture on the characteristics of such populations and health communication strategies. Drawing on this lecture, the participants engaged in group discussions and presentations, brainstorming ways to employ health communication strategies for populations indifferent to health. Post-seminar questionnaire responses indicated overall satisfaction among participants, with most of them expressing deeper understanding of the theme of the seminar and newfound insights into supporting populations indifferent to health. In addition, the questionnaire highlighted potential improvement for future seminars, including considerations regarding the duration and contents of lectures, duration and composition for group works, seminar formats, and announcements.
Recommendations for future seminars: To make seminars more useful to young researchers and practitioners, four aspects should be considered: the most ideal durations for lectures and group works, clear announcements about detailed seminar contents, effective group work content, and alignment of assignments with participants’ knowledge and experience levels.
