"Health communication is the study and practice of communicating promotional health information, such as in public health campaigns, health education, and between doctor and patient."
Focuses on using communication methods to spread awareness and create change in health practices.
Health literacy: Understanding and using health information to make informed decisions about one's health.
Risk communication: Effective communication of potential health risks, such as disease outbreaks or side effects of medication.
Patient-provider communication: Effective communication between healthcare providers and patients to promote understanding, trust, and collaboration in healthcare decisions.
Cultural competence: Understanding and respecting cultural differences to effectively communicate health information to diverse populations.
Behavioral change communication: Effective communication techniques to motivate and support behavior change for improved health outcomes.
Social marketing: Using marketing principles to promote behavior change and adoption of healthy behaviors.
Media influence on health behavior: The impact of media on health behaviors and how to effectively use media to promote healthy behaviors.
Health policy communication: Effective communication of health policies and their implications to various stakeholders, including policymakers, healthcare providers, and the general public.
Telehealth and digital health communication: Effective communication strategies for remote healthcare delivery and use of digital technologies to promote health and healthcare.
"The purpose of disseminating health information is to influence personal health choices by improving health literacy."
"Health communication is a unique niche in healthcare that allows professionals to use communication strategies to inform and influence decisions and actions of the public to improve health."
"Research into health communication seeks to refine communication strategies to inform people about ways to enhance health or to avoid specific health risks."
"Academically, health communication is a discipline within communication studies."
"Health communication may seek to increase audience knowledge and awareness of a health issue."
"Influence behaviors and attitudes toward a health issue."
"Demonstrate healthy practices."
"Demonstrate the benefits of behavior changes to public health outcomes."
"Advocate a position on a health issue or policy."
"Increase demand or support for health services."
"Argue against misconceptions about health."
"Improve patient-provider dialogue."
"Enhance effectiveness in healthcare teams."
"Communication strategies to inform and influence decisions and actions of the public to improve health."
"Influence personal health choices by improving health literacy."
"Communicating promotional health information, such as in public health campaigns."
"Inform people about ways to enhance health or to avoid specific health risks."
"Influence decisions and actions of the public to improve health."
"A unique niche in healthcare that allows professionals to use communication strategies."