Health Communication: A Media and Cultural Studies Approach
Belinda Lewis
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This book is about communicating for health and social change. With a clear focus on public health and health promotion practice, it provides a unique introduction to media and cultural studies perspectives on health communication. Health Communication explores the dynamic world of contemporary mass media and diverse forms of alternative, mobile and social media: - How are communities using media to communicate about health and advocate for social change? - What are the challenges and opportunities involved with using the media for health communication? - How can health promotion practitioners utilise media to create opportunities for more ... Read more
This book is about communicating for health and social change. With a clear focus on public health and health promotion practice, it provides a unique introduction to media and cultural studies perspectives on health communication. Health Communication explores the dynamic world of contemporary mass media and diverse forms of alternative, mobile and social media: - How are communities using media to communicate about health and advocate for social change? - What are the challenges and opportunities involved with using the media for health communication? - How can health promotion practitioners utilise media to create opportunities for more ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230298323
SKU
V9780230298323
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Ref
99-1
About Belinda Lewis
Belinda Lewis (PhD) is a senior lecturer in Health Promotion and Health Communication in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Australia. She has over 20 years' experience teaching health communication and works with a diverse range of public health agencies, local governments, health services, and community groups in Australia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and South-east Asia. ... Read more
Reviews for Health Communication: A Media and Cultural Studies Approach
"A useful and up-to-date descriptive account of traditional as well as new innovative health communication strategies, full of excellent concrete case examples from a diverse range of media, geographical and cultural contexts." - Anders Hansen, Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director for the Centre for Mass Communication Research, Department of Media and Communication, University of Leicester, UK 'Get straight into the ... Read more