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Applied Public Health Communication: Populations, Care Contexts, and Media Practices

Applied Public Health Communication: Populations, Care Contexts, and Media Practices

Belim, Célia
Vaz de Almeida, Cristina

Hardcover

Medical ReferenceGeneral Political Science

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ISBN13: 9798260038451
Publisher: Igi Global Scientific Publishing
Pages: 458
Weight: 2.22
Height: 1.00 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Strategic communication can promote health, prevent disease, and improve well-being across diverse populations and care settings. Effective health messages must be culturally sensitive, accessible, and evidence-based, ensuring individuals and communities can make informed health decisions. Within various care contexts, including hospitals, community health programs, and public health agencies, communication builds trust, encourages health-promoting behaviors, and addresses health disparities. Traditional and digital media practices influence how mass media, social media, and emerging communication technologies shape public understanding of health issues, influence risk perceptions, and support public health interventions. By integrating population needs, healthcare environments, and evolving media platforms, applied public health communication may advance health equity and improve public health outcomes. Applied Public Health Communication: Populations, Care Contexts, and Media Practices explores how communication strategies in public health inform, educate, and influence diverse populations across healthcare and community settings. It examines the role of traditional, digital, and social media in shaping health behaviors, promoting health equity, improving patient outcomes, and supporting effective public health interventions. This book covers topics such as mental health, social media, and health literacy, and is a useful resource for medical and healthcare professionals, policymakers, sociologists, academicians, researchers, and scientists.

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