Health Communication
Health communication is the study and practice of communicating promotional health information, such as in public health campaigns, health education, and between doctor and patient. The purpose of disseminating health information is to influence personal health choices by improving health literacy.
Because effective health communication must be tailored for the audience and the situation, research into health communication seeks to refine communication strategies to inform people about ways to enhance health or to avoid specific health risks. Academically, health communication is a discipline within communication studies.
Health communication may variously seek to:
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Matching Health Communication Colleges
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Northwestern University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $52,239 average out-state tuition; $52,239 average in-state tuition |
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San Diego State University
Four or more years; Public; $17,622 average out-state tuition; $5,742 average in-state tuition |
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Boston University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $50,980 average out-state tuition; $50,980 average in-state tuition |
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George Washington University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $51,274 average out-state tuition; $51,274 average in-state tuition |
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Four or more years; Public; $31,681 average out-state tuition; $14,255 average in-state tuition |
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North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Four or more years; Public; $19,227 average out-state tuition; $7,201 average in-state tuition |
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Pacific Union College
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $28,839 average out-state tuition; $28,839 average in-state tuition |
Scholarships for Health Communication Majors
Dean's Scholarship - Boston UniversityBoston University |
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award Up to $25,000 |
deadline February 01, 2023 |
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Humanities Scholars ProgramUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County |
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award Up to $22,000 |
deadline January 15, 2023 |
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Raftelis Leadership ScholarshipAmerican Water Works Association |
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award $5,000 |
deadline December 20, 2022 |
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Gannett Fleming Forces of Change ScholarshipAmerican Water Works Association |
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award $5,000 |
deadline December 20, 2022 |
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Denver Water Centennial ScholarshipAmerican Water Works Association |
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award $5,000 |
deadline December 20, 2022 |
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FFA Tractor Supply ScholarshipNational FFA Foundation |
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award Up to $10,000 |
deadline January 12, 2023 |
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Bernard Kilgore Memorial ScholarshipNew Jersey Press Foundation |
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award $5,000 |
deadline February 06, 2023 |
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"You Can’t Label People, But You Can Label Products" ScholarshipSttark |
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award $4,000 |
deadline November 30, 2022 |
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AWWA Immediate Past President ScholarshipAmerican Water Works Association |
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award $3,000 |
deadline December 20, 2022 |
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Activity Scholar/Service Award - LIU, BrooklynLong Island University, Brooklyn |
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award Up to $5,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Health Communication Related Majors
- Communications
- Journalism
- Broadcast Journalism
- Advertising
- Mass Communication/Media Studies
- Communication and Media Studies
- Public Relations/Image Management
- Photojournalism
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
- Radio and Television
- Sports Communication
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Political Communication
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
- Publishing
- Organizational Communication
- International and Intercultural Communication
- Communication Management and Strategic Communications
- Business and Economic Journalism