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Item Details
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TALKING ABOUT HEALTH
WHY COMMUNICATION MATTERS |
| By: |
Roxanne Parrott |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£81.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1405177578 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781405177573 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
17 April, 2009 |
| Series: |
Communication in the Public Interest |
| Pages: |
212 |
| Description: |
Whether in the news, from our doctors, in our families, or through entertainment or commercial outlets - communicating about health can be harnessed in ways to benefit our choices, our decisions, and our physical and mental well-being. |
| Synopsis: |
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/ focuses on why communicating about health can make a difference in our health and our quality of life |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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