The phrase "awareness raising program" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to initiatives aimed at increasing knowledge or understanding about a particular issue or topic.
Example: "The organization launched an awareness raising program to educate the community about the importance of mental health."
Alternatives: "awareness campaign" or "educational initiative".
Some participants expressed that community health workers provided information concerning mental health to the community, although no official awareness raising program on mental health existed.
Implementation of different communication approaches at the targeted levels and/or groups of the population was done against a background of a continuing public media campaign, house to house home visits by the Raedat Reefiyat (community health workers) who were trained to implement the AI community-based education programme and an intensive awareness raising program in primary schools.
More than 350 young enthusiasts recruited among university students have since then been trained as climate ambassadors, who in their own time, and without being paid, execute teaching and awareness raising programs in Danish schools.
To improve care seeking practices for preterm babies and referral of sick newborns to qualified providers/facilities, we recommend: 1) involving community-preferred health care providers in community-based health education and awareness raising programs; 2) integrating postnatal care seeking messages into antenatal counselling; and 3) further research on care seeking practices for preterm babies.
"The prime minister, Peter O'Neill, announced on 19 October that we will conduct a comprehensive program of public awareness raising and consultation about refugee resettlement before developing a new national refugee settlement policy for cabinet's endorsement," he said.
In The Gambia, community awareness raised through radio programs helped successfully enroll controls in similar proportions to cases (S. Howie, written personal communication, 2009).
Raising awareness raised demand for services.
For example, a guide to orphans' rights and entitlements should be developed and used as the basis for an education or awareness-raising program.
