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          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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