From puppet shows to teleconferencing: communicating health in the Americas.

Widespread and accurate dissemination of health information is a practical necessity for reaching those persons who have limited access to health care. Health workers cannot do this job alone; every citizen must become a conduit for health information. Owing to this realization, health promotion and health communication are being given increasing emphasis, and a variety of imaginative and creative new approaches are being undertaken. The following is a summary of some of these new ways of communicating health that are being tried and tested in the countries of the Americas, with the advice and active cooperation of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).