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Bulletin National Institutes of Health, Malaysia Vol 19 • January - June 2022
EVALUATION OF MEDIA CAMPAIGN ON AGENDA
NASIONAL MALAYSIA SIHAT (ANMS)
An evaluation meeting for the Healthy Malaysia National 2021. The feedback received will be used as a guide for
Agenda or better known as Agenda Nasional Malaysia Sihat stakeholders, especially the Health Education Division of
(ANMS) Media Campaign was held recently. The Institute for Ministry of Health Malaysia in planning and implementing
Health Behavioural Research (IHBR) was tasked to conduct effective health promotion strategies, message delivery and
the ANMS Media Campaign Awareness Assessment Study. health interventions as the ANMS initiative over a period of
Data collection was carried out throughout November 10 years.
Meeting with stakeholders Group Discussion
RESEARCH IMPLEMENTATION WORKSHOP:
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS, COPING STRATEGIES
AND HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOURS AMONG CHILDREN LIVING IN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING SCHEMES IN SELANGOR AND KUALA LUMPUR PROGRAM PERUMAHAN
RAKYAT (PPR) DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
RESEARCH OBJECTIVE This research is a collaboration with United Nation
To determine the mental health status of children living in International Children’s Emergency Fund
Selangor and Kuala Lumpur PPR during COVID-19 Pandemic (UNICEF) and:
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 1. Mental Health-Injury and Violence Prevention and
Substance Abuse Unit, Ministry of Health Malaysia
1. To determine the prevalence of psychological distress 2. Institute for Public Health, NIH
among children living in PPR during COVID-19 pandemic 3. Office of NIH Registrar, NIH
2. To explore the source of psychological distress, coping 4. National University of Malaysia (UKM)
strategies and their help-seeking behaviour in dealing 5. Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL)
with psychological distress among children living in PPR 6. Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT)
during COVID-19 pandemic 7. Selangor Housing and Property Sdn Bhd
Workshop for instrument development with the research team
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