Health Communication in the 21st Century

Kevin B Wright author Lisa Sparks author H Dan O'Hair author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:7th Dec '12

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This popular and engaging text on health communication is now revised and updated in a second edition that incorporates recent research and boasts new material on topics such as crisis communication, social disparities in health, and systemic reform.

  • Fully revised second edition of this popular and authoritative text
  • Includes fresh material on topics such as crisis communication, health care reform, global health issues, and political issues in health communication
  • New case studies, examples, and updated glossary keep the work relevant and student-friendly
  • Provides effective strategies for healthcare organizations and individuals in communicating with patients
  • Updated and enhanced online resources, including PowerPoint slides, test bank, and instructors manual, available upon publication at www.wiley.com/go/wright
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“Provides a general overview of a wide range of topics, from the micro level of communication between health provider and patient to mid-level issues of communication within a health care organization to the macro level of community-wide health campaigns. Particularly timely are chapters on communication and cultural diversity, technology, and the Affordable Care Act ... Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and two-year technical program students; general readers.”  (Choice, 1 August 2013)

ISBN: 9780470672723

Dimensions: 246mm x 192mm x 19mm

Weight: 617g

360 pages

2nd edition