Communicating Health
Personal, Cultural, and Political Complexities
Published on 24. September 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-534-53100-3 (ISBN)
Description
Authored by a uniquely qualified team of educators and practitioners, this text utilizes a class-tested case study approach to illustrate the many ways and contexts in which health communication functions. Main topics in COMMUNICATING HEALTH are embedded in compelling stories or cases. Theoretical, conceptual and research findings have been seamlessly integrated throughout the text.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-534-53100-3 (9780534531003)
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Content
Part One: COMMUNICATING HEALTH COMPLEXITIES. 1. Communicating Health. 2. Personal Complexities of Communicating Health and Illness. 3. Negotiating the Politics of Medicine and Healing. 4. Understanding Health in Cultural Communities. Part Two: COMMUNICATING HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN. 5. Beginning Life Passages. 6. Formative Life Passages. 7. Sustaining and Enduring Life Passages. 8. Ending Life Passages. Part Three: COMMUNICATING HEALTH COMPETENCIES. 9. Using and Evaluating Health Information. 10. Navigating Health Care Organizations. 11. Empowering Citizens and Advocating Issues.