Communicating About Health: Current Issues and Perspectives

Download or read book Communicating About Health: Current Issues and Perspectives written by Athena DuPré and published by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages. This book was released on 2005 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text provides a research-based thorough overview of health communication, balancing theory with practical advice and examples that encourage students to further develop their own communication skills. In a broad survey of the field, approached from the perspectives of both caregiver and patient, it offers solid coverage of the history of health care, an examination of culture’s role in health and healing, and a look at current issues and challenges facing health care. The new edition includes expanded coverage of diversity among patients and of the impact of technology on health care communication today.