Whether in the news, from our doctors, in our families, or through entertainment or commercial outlets, communicating about health can be harnessed in waysto benefit our choices, our decisions, and our physical and mental well-being. 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. Immensely readable and accessible, the book is organized around six questions about why and how we communicate about health: How Normal am I? What are MyRisk Factors? Why Dont We Get Care? Is the Public Good Good for Me? Who Profits from My Health? and Whats Politics Got to Do with It?
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-7756-6
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 194
- Fecha Publicación: 09/04/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés