Communicating About Health : Current Issues and Perspectives

Athena ( du Pre

ISBN 10: 019766430X / ISBN 13: 9780197664308

Published by Oxford University Press Inc Okt 2023, 2023

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Neuware - Communicating About Health: Current Issues and Perspectives continues to live up to its long-standing reputation as the most dynamic and current exploration of health communication on the market. The book offers rich, current research and in-depth analysis of the cultural, social, and organizational issues that influence health communication and health advocacy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Communicating About Health : Current Issues and Perspectives
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Okt 2023
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019766430X
• ISBN 13: 9780197664308
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 254W x 205H x 22D millimeters 254 millimeters width by 205 millimeters height by 22 millimeters depth
• Weight: 864 grams

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Synopsis

Communicating About Health: Current Issues and Perspectives continues to live up to its long-standing reputation as the most dynamic and current exploration of health communication on the market. The book offers rich, current research and in-depth analysis of the cultural, social, and organizational issues that influence health communication and health advocacy

About the Author

Athena du Pré, Ph.D., is a Professor of Communication and Director of the Strategic Communication & Leadership master's degree program and the Health Communication Leadership graduate-level certificate program at the University of West Florida. Her research interests include patient-caregiver communication, coping with health crises, humor and healing, and workplace dynamics. Dr. du Pré is a former journalist and hospital public relations director. She received a Ph.D. in communication from the University of Oklahoma in 1995. Since joining the UWF faculty, she has twice been honored with Distinguished Teaching Awards by the student body. She is also coauthor, with Ron Adler and George Rodman, of Oxford's Understanding Human Communication and Essential Communication.

Barbara Cook Overton earned a Ph.D. in Health Communication from Louisiana State University and is the author of Unintended Consequences of Electronic Medical Records: An Emergency Room Ethnography (2019).