| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Palgrave Encyclopedia of the Health Humanities |
| Editors | Paul Crawford, Paul Kadetz |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan Cham |
| Pages | 1-13 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030268251 |
| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 9 Nov 2023 |
Abstract
Definition
The study and practice of communication processes and strategies that play a crucial role for community dialogue and active participation in mutual health maintenance or improvement.
Introduction: Health Communication
Health communication is generally defined as the study and practice of communication processes and strategies that serve to improve health outcomes via information sharing and education (CDC, 2011; Schiavo, 2007). Since communication can take many forms, health communication is in principle open to a host of theories, models, and strategies to examine phenomena but also debates and critiques about best approaches and precise objectives to achieve better health.
By and large, the field of communication explores, on the one side, symbols and channels of communication processes and, on the other, the reception and..
The study and practice of communication processes and strategies that play a crucial role for community dialogue and active participation in mutual health maintenance or improvement.
Introduction: Health Communication
Health communication is generally defined as the study and practice of communication processes and strategies that serve to improve health outcomes via information sharing and education (CDC, 2011; Schiavo, 2007). Since communication can take many forms, health communication is in principle open to a host of theories, models, and strategies to examine phenomena but also debates and critiques about best approaches and precise objectives to achieve better health.
By and large, the field of communication explores, on the one side, symbols and channels of communication processes and, on the other, the reception and..