Health Lit. & Communication

Catalog description

This course will explore health literacy and its relationship to health outcomes, especially in vulnerable or at-risk populations. It will engage health communication as an applied approach to reduce health disparities, in the local and global context. The course will examine how strategically designed and culturally sensitive communication programs, practices, and policies can be used to enhance health outcomes. Students will learn to evaluate the effectiveness of health communication programs, design appropriate health communication interventions, and to use communication effectively to improve health outcomes. A particular emphasis will be placed on the use of media to communicate and educate.