Young Audiences

Kristin Hughes, Associate Professor
School of Design, Carnegie Mellon University

The growing concern over childhood obesity places us at a critical time.
Educators, and public health professionals need to come together to rethink
the ways we design, communicate and teach health literacy and awareness to
children. In many public schools there is access to free health services,
but often times confusing language and mixed messages create communication
barriers and issues of mistrust and disengagement on the part of the
students, parents and teachers.