Health Communication
Theoretical and Critical Perspectives
1. Edition March 2017
224 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Short Description
Health communication is key to promoting good population and individual health outcomes. As the field has developed, there is a growing need for a critical appraisal of the ideologies and theories underpinning health communication in order to ensure effective practice.
This book clearly situates health communication within its social context. It provides a critical overview of three key disciplinary areas - education, psychology and communication. Drawing on international examples throughout, the book challenges the underlying assumptions that drive the design and delivery of health promotion interventions. The authors argue that health communication is inherently political and pay close attention to issues of power, ethics and inequality throughout the text.
This book will be valuable for those students at all levels who require a critical perspective, as well as practitioners in health communication and health promotion. With reference to detailed examples and annotated suggestions for further reading, the book is an accessible resource for analysing contemporary health communication.
Further versions
Health communication is key to promoting good population and individual health outcomes. As the field has developed, there is a growing need for a critical appraisal of the ideologies and theories underpinning health communication in order to ensure effective practice.
This book clearly situates health communication within its social context. It provides a critical overview of three key disciplinary areas - education, psychology and communication. Drawing on international examples throughout, the book challenges the underlying assumptions that drive the design and delivery of health promotion interventions. The authors argue that health communication is inherently political and pay close attention to issues of power, ethics and inequality throughout the text.
This book will be valuable for those students at all levels who require a critical perspective, as well as practitioners in health communication and health promotion. With reference to detailed examples and annotated suggestions for further reading, the book is an accessible resource for analysing contemporary health communication.
Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives
Chapter 1: Introduction to Health Communication: Theoretical and Critical Perspectives
Chapter 2: Communication Theory
Chapter 3: Educational Theory
Part 2: Key Topics
Chapter 4: Psychological Theory
Chapter 5: Methods and Media
Chapter 6: Social Marketing
Chapter 7: Health Literacy
Part 3: Issues and Challenges
Chapter 8: Challenges in Health Communication and Behaviour Change
Chapter 9: The Politics of Health Communication and Behaviour Change
Chapter 10: Looking to the Future
References
Index
Dr Ranjit Khutan, University of Wolverhampton
"This is an original and good quality contribution to the literature. The authors are setting an important and new critical agenda, drawing together contributions from a variety of disciplines. The clear focus on the social construction of health and health related decision making encourages critical analysis of many of the 'taken for granted' assumptions about how to communicate successfully with people about health."
Dr Paul Reid, University of Central Lancashire
Sam Davis is Senior Lecturer in Health Promotion at Leeds Beckett University
Ivy O'Neil is former Principal Lecturer and Professional Lead for the Health Promotion team at Leeds Beckett University
