Health Communication

Catalog description

Issues in the theory and practice of health communication. Topics include provider-patient communication; communication training for health professionals; communication in support systems for the elderly, disabled, and terminally ill; culture and diversity issues in communication of health information; health communication in healthcare organization, mass and new media technologies in health communication, risk and crisis communication; and communication in community/consumer health education and campaigns. Prerequisite(s): COMM 240 and COMM 280, or Junior Standing. When Offered: As needed Lecture/Lab Lecture