Health Communication
Health Communication
Health communication may be defined as
“The art and technique of informing, influencing, and motivating individual, institutional, and public audiences about important health issues. The scope of health communication includes disease prevention, health promotion, health care policy, and the business of health care as well as enhancement of the quality of life and health of individuals within the community†- Healthy People 2010, p. 11-20
“An area of theory, research and practice related to understanding and influencing the interdependence of communication (symbolic interaction in the forms of messages and meanings) and health related beliefs, behaviors and outcomes.†Cline, R. 2003
“Health communication is a multifaceted and multidisciplinary approach to reach different audiences and share health-related information with the goal of influencing, engaging and supporting individuals, communities, health professionals, special groups, policy makers and the public to champion, introduce, adopt, or sustain a behavior, practice or policy that will ultimately improve health outcomes.†Schiavo, R. 2007, p. 7
or the mechanism by which health messages are communicated from experts in the medical and public health fields to the people who can be helped by these messages.
Matching Health Communication Colleges
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Boston University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $40,848 average out-state tuition; $40,848 average in-state tuition |
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Winona State University
Four or more years; Public; $11,780 average out-state tuition; $6,660 average in-state tuition |
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George Washington University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $42,332 average out-state tuition; $42,332 average in-state tuition |
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Emerson College
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $32,128 average out-state tuition; $32,128 average in-state tuition |
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Chapman University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $39,200 average out-state tuition; $39,200 average in-state tuition |
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Juniata College
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $33,370 average out-state tuition; $33,370 average in-state tuition |
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Michigan State University
Four or more years; Public; $31,639 average out-state tuition; $12,769 average in-state tuition |
Health Communication Scholarships
| Name | Amount | Deadline |
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| Ruth Abernathy Presidential Graduate Scholarship | $1,750 | October 15, 2018 |
| Career Path Scholarship | $1,500 | December 01, 2018 |
| Helen and Paul Schnare Scholarship | Up to $500 | March 01, 2019 |
| Alfred and Marge Crabaugh Scholarship - Arkansas Tech University | Varies | November 15, 2018 |
| John Andrew Robinson and Margaret E. Robinson Memorial Fellowship | Varies | December 01, 2018 |
| David E. Johnson Scholarship | Varies | December 01, 2018 |
Health Communication Related Majors
- Advertising
- Public Relations and Image Management
- Organizational Communication
- Political Communication
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Journalism
- Mass Communication/Media Studies
- Radio and Television
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
- Broadcast Journalism
- Photojournalism
- Publishing
