Birmingham, AL, July 08, 2011 – Alabama has the nation’s highest rate of diabetes and is the second most obese state. Media for Health wants to change that. The Jefferson County, Ala. nonprofit is using old-fashioned radio soap operas to draw … Read more »
Press Releases
Media for Health Announces Spanish Language Radio Drama Workshop
Birmingham, March 23, 2010: Media for Health is holding a workshop Friday and Saturday, March 26-27, 2010. It is the initial meeting of partner organizations and individuals coming together to produce the new Spanish Language Radio Drama (SLRD) that is being funded … Read more »
BodyLove Receives Finalist Award for Promoting Healthy Lifestyles Through Radio Drama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (January 28, 2009) – The BodyLove program at Media for Health in Birmingham, Ala., has been recognized by Premier Inc. and its member hospitals for promoting healthy lifestyles through a radio drama. Established in 2003, Media for Health’s BodyLove program … Read more »
Radio Show “Body Love” Dramatizes Various Health Issues That Affect Blacks
[Apr 11, 2008] The Los Angeles Times on Friday examined the weekly serialized radio drama “Body Love,” which depicts black characters “wrestl[ing] with a slew of health problems while trying to navigate prickly relationships and cope with fi nancial strains.” The 15-minute episodes focus on two … Read more »
Old Time Radio Tackles Modern Day Problem: Soap Operas Can Be Good For Your Health?
BodyLove is “the soap opera that’s good for you” and a growing number of radio stations and webcasters are bringing this highly entertaining and educational serial drama to their listening audiences. Be sure to tune inbecause it might just save your … Read more »