The call for a strategic framework to improve cancer literacy in Europe

AbstractPeople’s ability to critically assess cancer-related information is essential from a preventional and therapeutic, as well as a general democratic perspective. Such cancer literacy is not just about acquiring factual knowledge. It also involves the ability to analyze how the information is contextualized—how cancer is framed. Previous research concerning the framing of cancer in public discourse is voluminous and penetrating but also fragmented and inaccessible to non-experts. In this study, we have developed an integrated and applicable tool for analyzing cancer discourse by systematically classifying distinctive ways of framing of the concept of cancer. Building on previous research and an inductive framing analysis of a broad range of public cancer discourse, systematically selected from British and Norwegian newspapers, we have characterized nine cancer frames: the biomedical, the environmental, the epidemiological, the personal, the sociopolitical, the economic, the antagonistic, the alternative, and the symbolic frame. This framing scheme may be applied to analyze cancer-related discourse across a plurality of themes and contexts. We also show how different frames combine to produce more complex messages, thereby revealing underlying patterns, strategies, and conflicts in cancer communication. In conclusion, this analytical tool enables critical reading of cancer-related information and may be especially useful in educational initiatives to advance health communication and public understanding of cancer.

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Proposal of a Bioregional Strategic Framework for a Sustainable Food System in Sicily

Agronomy ◽

10.3390/agronomy10101546 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (10) ◽

pp. 1546

Author(s):

Paolo Guarnaccia ◽

Silvia Zingale ◽

Alessandro Scuderi ◽

Ezio Gori ◽

Vincenzo Santiglia ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Food Systems ◽

Food System ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Scenario Planning ◽

Economic Indicators ◽

Developmental Approach ◽

Sustainable Food ◽

Strategic Framework ◽

Sustainable Food System

The alignment of food systems with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is generally envisaged to make a positive impact on sustainability. This paper outlines some critical environmental and socio-economic indicators for Sicily in order to compare and explore the outcomes of two juxtaposing key drivers in a scenario planning exercise, where the extremities are Industrial versus Regenerative Agriculture/Agroecology and a Proactive versus Reactive government response. The most rational and less risky scenario becomes the most sensible sustainable development option, around which a 2030 vision is projected for a bioregional sustainable food system for Sicily, which is aligned with the SDGs and related policies. To accomplish the 2030 vision, a holistic education-led developmental approach is outlined with a supporting bioregional strategic framework, whose key milestone deliverables are projected through a backcasting process. This paper therefore highlights the importance of consistency and alignment of a development vision with its strategic framework and ensuing implementation, failing which, the holistic bioregional approach is compromised by activities that are shown to negatively impact environmental and socio-economic indicators. For this reason, all public and private sector development plans and associated resources ought to be aligned with a bioregional strategic plan for a sustainable food system for Sicily.

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Strategic framework for developing resilience in Agri-Food Supply Chains during COVID 19 pandemic

International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications ◽

10.1080/13675567.2021.1908524 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-24

Author(s):

Pravin Kumar ◽

Rajesh Kumar Singh

Keyword(s):

Supply Chains ◽

Food Supply ◽

Strategic Framework ◽

Food Supply Chains

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Agenda 2063 and Its Implications for Africa’s Soft Power

Journal of Black Studies ◽

10.1177/0021934718780489 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 49 (7) ◽

pp. 714-730 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Oluwaseun Tella

Keyword(s):

Soft Power ◽

International System ◽

Strategic Framework ◽

African Renaissance ◽

Negative Images ◽

Strong Commitment ◽

Global Arena ◽

Agenda 2063

Africa has struggled to counteract the negative images (ranging from diseases to war, terrorism, poverty, and crime) that it evokes in the eyes of the global audience. This has punctured Africa’s soft power potential and undermined its influence in the global arena, creating the need for the development of a strong and acceptable normative and strategic framework. In this regard, Agenda 2063’s strong commitment to the African Renaissance and a different and better Africa is critical. The article thus examines the potential of Agenda 2063’s Aspirations 3, 4, and 5 to enhance the continent’s soft power and boost its standing in the international system.

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