Health Communication. Academic Program Description

(NEW) A program that focuses on how people, individually and collectively, understand and accommodate to health and illness and the role of communication and media in shaping professional health care messages and public acceptance of these messages. Includes instruction in the development and use of health-related and care-related messages and media; the goals and strategies of health care promotion; relationships, roles, situations, and social structures in the context of health maintenance and promotion; and applications to disease prevention, health advocacy, and communications concerning treatments.

Related Occupations

• Communications Teachers
• Health Educators
• Public Relations Specialists

Colleges Offering this Curriculum

• Boston University
• Clemson University
• Emerson College
• Juniata College
• Michigan State University
• North Dakota State University-Main Campus
• Ohio University-Main Campus