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Talking about Health: Why Communication Matters
Roxanne Parrott
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Description for Talking about Health: Why Communication Matters
Paperback. Whether in the news, from our doctors, in our families, or through entertainment or commercial outlets - communicating about health can be harnessed in ways to benefit our choices, our decisions, and our physical and mental well-being. Series: Communication in the Public Interest. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 306.
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.
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 ... Read more
- 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
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Communication in the Public Interest
Number of Pages
210
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405177566
SKU
V9781405177566
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Roxanne Parrott
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.
Reviews for Talking about Health: Why Communication Matters
"The book is an engaging, informative read that packages health communication issues in a unique and usable way. Personal, informative, comprehensive, and integrated." (Taylor Francis Online, 19 January 2011) "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," ... Read more