Communicating About Health: Current Issues and Perspectives - Softcover

DuPr E, Athena

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072862947 ISBN 13: 9780072862942

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 2004

Synopsis

This text provides a research-based thorough overview of health communication, balancing theory with practical advice and examples that encourage students to further develop their own communication skills. In a broad survey of the field, approached from the perspectives of both caregiver and patient, it offers solid coverage of the history of health care, an examination of culture's role in health and healing, and a look at current issues and challenges facing health care. The new edition includes expanded coverage of diversity among patients and of the impact of technology on health care communication today.

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From the Publisher

Coverage of the history of health care and culture's role in health and healing are integrated throughout the text.
The text includes up-to-date coverage of current issues including information on how managed care, telemedicine, financial reform, the Internet, and other factors are changing the nature of health communication.
Issues of diversity are integrated throughout the text. Students are exposed to cultural diversity in terms of thinking about health and healing, and how gender, age, race, and language differences influence health communication.
Tips are provided throughout the text to encourage students to examine their styles of communicating about health.
To enhance student's critical thinking skills, a box progam is found throughout the text. The boxes highlight the latest issues and concerns in health communication, discussing a range of topics from ethical considerations to tips for patients and caregivers.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072862947
• ISBN 13: 9780072862942
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 390