BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The South Asia Center at the Moynihan Institute of Public Affai rs presents a panel by Iccha Basnyat (George Mason University) and Mohamme d Ittefaq (James Madison University) as part of the second annual CODE^SHI FT Research Symposium organized by Srivi Ramasubramanian (Newhouse)\, Othe red Immigrants: Inclusive Storytelling for Well-Being\, Advocacy\, and Cou nternarratives. \; \;This panel is Session 4 in the CODE^SHIFT Res earch Symposium\, which involves over twenty media scholars and practition ers. \; Other sessions are titled “Other Immigrants &\; Well-Being” (9:00-10:15)\, “Immigrant Advocacy &\; Counternarratives” (10:15-11:30 )\, “CODE^SHIFT Lunch &\; Poster Session” (11:30-12:30)\, and a “Syracu se Showcase Session” (1:45-3:00). \; \;Iccha BasnyatAssociate Prof essor\, \;Global Affairs Program &\; Department of Communication\,G eorge Mason UniversityBasnyat is concerned with how Western-centric health communication efforts employing development strategies have excluded loca l experiences\, perspectives\, and voices of the Global South. She argues that communication for development using health communication intervention s has created a creeping crisis that threatens societal values in South As ia. Sustainable development goals fall with-in the paradigm of development communication\, which has stressed the empowerment of women in the Global South since the ’90s. Drawing on the lived experiences of women’s empower ment interventions in South Asia\, Basnyat highlights the importance of lo cal contexts in order to center on non-Western perspectives and knowledge about health\, health meanings\, and health behaviors.Muhammed IttefaqAssi stant Professor\, \;School of Communication Studies\, \;James Madi son UniversityIttefaq is concerned with how South Asian countries consiste ntly rank among the world’s most polluted nations\, with heavily polluted urban areas facing a potential reduction of up to four years in life expec tancy. Prolonged exposure to various sources such as vehicle and industria l exhaust\, agricultural and waste materials burning\, fossil fuel-fired p ower plants\, brick kilns\, and inadequate pol-icy formulation and impleme ntation leads to a range of health complications\, including asthma\, lung damage\, strokes\, and cardio-vascular problems. Addressing this alarming situation requires the concerted efforts of various stakeholders. Ittefaq proposes a comprehensive framework building on re-search emphasizing how creeping crises develop over time\, and thus communities of practice and c are must collaborate to main-stream their roles to bring about meaningful change. DTEND:20240405T174500Z DTSTAMP:20260512T022358Z DTSTART:20240405T163000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Creeping Crisis in South Asia: Perspectives on Health & Environment al Communication UID:RFCALITEM639141350389917409 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The South Asia Center at the Moynihan Inst itute of Public Affairs presents a panel by Iccha Basnyat (George Mason Un iversity) and Mohammed Ittefaq (James Madison University) as part of the s econd annual CODE^SHIFT Research Symposium organized by Srivi Ramasubraman ian (Newhouse)\, Othered Immigrants: Inclusive Storytelling for Well-Being \, Advocacy\, and Counternarratives.
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This panel is Session 4 in the CODE^SHIFT Research Symposium\, wh ich involves over twenty media scholars and practitioners. \; Other se ssions are titled “Other Immigrants &\; Well-Being” (9:00-10:15)\, “Imm igrant Advocacy &\; Counternarratives” (10:15-11:30)\, “CODE^SHIFT Lunc h &\; Poster Session” (11:30-12:30)\, and a “Syracuse Showcase Session” (1:45-3:00). \;
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Iccha Basnyat
Associate Professor\, \;
Global Affairs Progr am &\; Department of Communication\,
George Mason University< /div>

Basnyat is concerned with how Western-centric health communication efforts employing development strategies have exclude d local experiences\, perspectives\, and voices of the Global South. She a rgues that communication for development using health communication interv entions has created a creeping crisis that threatens societal values in So uth Asia. Sustainable development goals fall with-in the paradigm of devel opment communication\, which has stressed the empowerment of women in the Global South since the ’90s. Drawing on the lived experiences of women’s e mpowerment interventions in South Asia\, Basnyat highlights the importance of local contexts in order to center on non-Western perspectives and know ledge about health\, health meanings\, and health behaviors.

Muhammed Ittefaq
Assistant P rofessor\, \;
School of Communication Studies\, \;James Madison University

< span style="background-color: initial\; font-family: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; text-align: inherit\; text-transform: inherit\; word-spacing: no rmal\; caret-color: auto\; white-space: inherit">Ittefaq is concerned with how South Asian countries consistently rank among the world’s most pollut ed nations\, with heavily polluted urban areas facing a potential reductio n of up to four years in life expectancy. Prolonged exposure to various so urces such as vehicle and industrial exhaust\, agricultural and waste mate rials burning\, fossil fuel-fired power plants\, brick kilns\, and inadequ ate pol-icy formulation and implementation leads to a range of health comp lications\, including asthma\, lung damage\, strokes\, and cardio-vascular problems. Addressing this alarming situation requires the concerted effor ts of various stakeholders. Ittefaq proposes a comprehensive framework bui lding on re-search emphasizing how creeping crises develop over time\, and thus communities of practice and care must collaborate to main-stream the ir roles to bring about meaningful change.

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