Word: winsten
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Winsten, director of the Center for Health Communication at SPH, said drunk driving this month may be more of a problem this holiday season because of increased celebration surrounding the new millennium...
...think there will be a greater problem than recent years, and there will be an increase of fatalities if we are not careful, but we will never go back to the problems of a decade ago," Winsten said...
Several television shows with young audiences, like Beverly Hills 90210 and Blossom, have run episodes on gun violence this year. Dr. Jay Winsten of the Harvard School of Public Health is working with producers and directors to develop programs with an anti-gun message. The goal, says Winsten, is to change kids' attitudes on the streets so they think it's "cool and smart" to walk away from a fight. The target is not the young drug dealers or gang members but the average kid from a rough neighborhood...
...Winsten emphasized that the project doesn't aim to change social perceptions, but instead encourages television programs to reflect an existing change in the social norm...
...Winsten is planning to incorporate domestic violence prevention into television programming next