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Published on: 4/22/2008
Last Visited: 4/22/2008
Matthew A.T. Clarke, MD, MBA is a Diplomate of the American Academy of Family Physicians, and is convinced of the significant role media literacy plays in adolescent preventive health.In his experience both as a family physician and president of a media production company, he is well attuned to the power of media to influence adolescents, and has seen first-hand the benefits of incorporating media-education into his medical practice.Dr. Clarke is dedicated to seeing media-education become a routine part of adolescent preventive-health education.To this end, Dr. Clarke has combined his medical expertise, extensive media experience, and presentation skills to create Dr. Clarke's Media-Healthy Workshops.
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Dr. Clarke discusses the impact of early and excessive television viewing on brain development, and how this can even manifest as behavioral problems that resemble ADHD.The workshop also points out a variety of ways pediatric medical professionals can incorporate media education and media literacy into their practices, and how to use these tools to better connect with adolescent patients, and gain greater insight into their health related behavior and attitudes.
Dr. Clarke will demonstrate why obtaining a Media History is a must, and how it can guide practitioners during the history and consultation portions of the office visit to explore whether or not their adolescent patients are engaging in risky behaviors about which they may not ordinarily be forthcoming. .
Dr. Clarke's presentation is dynamic, engaging, entertaining, and uses the latest in audio/visual technology.Dr. Clarke presents and analyzes examples of current music videos, movies and video game clips.
Dr. Clarke honored as Unsung Hero by WB11
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Dr. Clarke presents examples of popular music videos and video games to demonstrate how both obvious and hidden messages are relayed to young people in the images, lyrics, and even choreography of music videos and video games.
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In this highly exciting and entertaining workshop, Dr. Clarke presents video clips of the most popular hip-hop music videos, and he and the audience critically analyze them.The messages conveyed in each video are exposed, and Dr. Clarke discusses the health consequences of adopting the behaviors, values and ideals portrayed in the video.
Topics covered:
Social Marketing, Smoking prevention and cessation, youth violence, HIV and STI prevention sex and sexuality, gender roles, drug and alcohol use and abuse.
Dr. Clarke on BET NEWS
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Dr. Clarke interviewed on CFTO News, Toronto after presenting to 650 youth at Visions of Science conference