Center for Health Communication

Tag: Mass Media

Google’s well-being tools ‘on the right track, but it’s a small step for mankind.’ Will they cut distraction and help shift social norms?

May 8, 2018 — The Boston Globe: “Jay Winsten, an associate dean at the Harvard [T.H. Chan] School of Public Health, is…skeptical…[He] helped devise the nationwide designated driver campaign that helped reduce deaths caused by drunken driving…But traffic accident deaths have been rising in recent years. Winsten said much of the blame is not to alcohol, but to drivers distracted by their mobile devices. So he’s glad … Continue reading

Dependence on technology is affecting driving habits, but technology may help solve distracted-driving epidemic — “Under the Radar” panel with Susan Moses

Slamming The Brakes On Distracted Driving May 5, 2017 — “Under the Radar,” WGBH: Though a dangerous, addictive habit we see in other drivers and ourselves, how can we get drivers to put down the phone and focus on the road? Callie Crossley was joined by a panel of safe-driving advocates and experts, which included … Continue reading “Dependence on technology is affecting driving habits, but technology may help solve distracted-driving epidemic — “Under the Radar” panel with Susan Moses”