Talking about Health - Why Communication Matters oBook
Published on 24. April 2009
Software
Other digital
208 pages
978-1-4443-1083-2 (ISBN)
Description
Written by an award-winning researcher and professor whose work straddles the fields of communication and healthcare, Talking About Health explores the importance of health communication in the 21st century, and how it affects us all. Organized around six key questions about health and communication: How 'Normal' am I? What are My 'Risk' Factors? Why Don't We Get 'Care'? Is the Public Good 'Good' for Me? Who Profits from My Health? and What's Politics Got to Do with It? Provides readers with specific tools which which to better navigate the healthcare system Translates what we know about communication and health into useful guidelines for everyday practice Includes discussions of politics and healthcare, genetic testing, and alternative care The author's blog http://whyhealthcommunication.com/whc-blog/ focuses on why communicating about health can make a difference in our health and our quality of life
Reviews / Votes
"This book has the added bonus of educating people about palliative care, including how to develop an advanced directive, the way to maintain a "health report," and how to manage one's health profile. It offers multiple references for each chapter that would be helpful to readers wanting more detailed information. Additionally, it could also assist health care professionals who want to increase their communication skills." (CHOICE, December 2009) "Parrot melds her expertise in communications and health policy and administration ... .Accessible and full of Parrot family anecdotes." (The Penn Stater, January 2010) "Roxanne Parrott's thoughtful treatment of 'why communication matters' identifies challenges and opportunities in 'talking about health' during this time of increasing consumer engagement and responsibility in health and health care." (PsycCRITIQUES, November 2009)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 164 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
450 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4443-1083-2 (9781444310832)
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E-Book
03/2009
Wiley-Blackwell
€32.99
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Person
Roxanne Parrott is Distinguished Professor at Pennsylvania State University, holding joint appointments in the Communication Arts & Sciences and the Health Policy & Administration departments. She is also a faculty member in the College of Medicine, for the Homeland Security Program.
Content
Preface. 1. Why Communicating about Health Matters. It Answers the Question, "Who Am I?" It Answers the Question, "Who's Responsible?" It Opens the Gate for "Resources" It Promotes (Mis)Understanding It Guides Effort, Emotion, and Excuse Summing It Up ... 2. How "Normal" Am I? Compared to the Numbers Compared to the Stories When It Comes to Poor Health When Choosing Alternative Treatments When We Don't Want to Know Summing It Up ... 3. What Are My "Risk" Factors? Our Response to Reward Cues Our Response to Punishment Cues How We View Novelty When We Procrastinate What God Has to Do with It Summing It Up ... 4. Why Don't We Get "Care"? Our Doctors Didn't Recommend It Family or Friends Don't Support It We Use Support Networks We're Managing Impressions We're too Optimistic or Fatalistic Summing It Up ... 5. Is the "Public Good" Good for Me? When We Have to "Tell" When Our Freedoms Are Limited When Safety Clashes with (E)Quality What Nonprofits Have to Do with It Why Public Health Matters Summing It Up ... 6. Who Profits from My Health? Pharma-, Cosme-, and Nutri-ceuticals The News, It Is an Industry The Entertainment Industry Band-Aids, Crutches and More - Oh My! Who Benefits from Our Health Illiteracy? Summing It Up ... 7. What's Politics Got to Do with It? Medical Research and Disparities Political Agenda-setting and Priorities Religious Agendas and Priorities Medical Associations and Lobbyists Patient Advocacy Summing It Up ... 8. An Agenda for the Twenty-first Century: Increase Informed Choice and Consent, or "If I Ran the Circus ..." Make "Personalized Medicine" Personal Be Timely in the Telling Fill in the Blanks Track Your Health Report (... and Your Credit Report, Too) Stay Out of "The Big Muddy" Summing It Up ... A Final Thought References. Index.