Effective Health Communication With Medically Underserved Populations in an Applied Learning…

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This course is designed to provide a foundational understanding of the creation, use, and impact of health communication tools for low-income, medically underserved audiences. The course is group and project-focused. Student project teams will conduct focus groups and key informant interviews with 1) individuals who have been directly impacted by the epidemic of incarceration and 2) experts in the community, to conceptualize, develop, and prototype health communication projects. Projects may address health literacy needs faced by individuals and their communities and/or advocacy needs designed to address systemic or structural health barriers. The course will explore how health communication can be used to effectively address stigma, connect audiences to resources and education, to engage public audiences with emerging concerns, and drive data and advocacy. Learning objectives: -Complete a health communication project or campaign with a small team of other students and