Using Marketing Strategies to Promote Maternal Health: An International Students’ Collaboration

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-3-2024

Publication Title

European Journal of Public Health

DOI

10.1093/eurpub/ckae144.1188

Abstract

Purpose

About 1 in 8 birth parents experience symptoms of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs). The purpose of this collaborative project was to create a social media deliverable to lower the risk of postpartum depression in pregnant and postpartum parents in Georgia, USA. Methods

Using the SM 10-step model, Master of Public Health Students from Georgia Southern University (GSU), Georgia in collaboration with Creative Business students from Breda University of Applied Science (BUas), the Netherlands, designed an evidence-based SM product. They were mentored by public health and media faculty from both institutions. Roles and responsibilities according to the skill sets were divided, but briefly: students 1) identified a target audience; 2) conducted tertiary data collection; 3) set goals and objectives; 4) developed 4 P’s (product, price, place, and promotion) 5) developed marketing strategies.; 6) and used the strategy to create a specific social media deliverable. Results

Utilizing the 10-step model social marketing strategy used state-of-the-art marketing and digital media techniques and evidence-based strategies to create a digital electronic booklet that focused on reducing the stigma associated with help seeking behaviors with the ultimate goal to reduce the incidence and prevalence of PMADs. The digital interactive booklet will be pilot tested in selected OBGYN offices and health departments in Southeast Georgia in July 2024. Conclusions

This collaborative project demonstrates effective collaboration between disciplines from different world regions utilizing strengths from both teams: public health and digital media skills to create an SM product that will be utilized to promote social engagement among postpartum parents. Key messages

• Students utilized social marketing strategies to create an electronic booklet to address postpartum depression using state-of-the-art digital media techniques and evidence-based strategies.

• This collaborative project demonstrates effective collaboration between disciplines from different world regions and utilizes strengths from both teams

Comments

Georgia Southern University faculty member, Dziyana Nazaruk, Ana Palacios, and Joanne Chopak-Foss co-authored Using Marketing Strategies to Promote Maternal Health: An International Students’ Collaboration.

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