Talking about Health: Why Communication Matters
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Talking about Health: Why Communication Matters
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 for everyday practice
- Includes discussions of politics and healthcare, genetic testing, and alternative care
- The author's blog http://whyhealthcommunication.com/whc_blog/Â focuses on why communicating about health can make a difference in our health and our quality of life
Technical Specifications
Country
USA
Brand
Wiley-Interscience
Manufacturer
Wiley-Blackwell
Binding
Paperback
ReleaseDate
2009-05-11T00:00:01Z
UnitCount
1
Format
Illustrated
EANs
9781405177566










