PUB 610 GCU Role of Health Communication Have in Public Health Discussion
DQ 1 (w1) To answer:
What role does health communication have in public health? Provide an example of how health communication is applied in public health and the impact it has had. Describe the key features and characteristics of health communication and comment on which you think are the most important and why.
PLEASE:
– minimum of 250 words or more
– strong academic writing / APA style (please use in-text citing and References at end )
– must be scholarly articles only no older than 5 years or website that is gov/ org. no blogs
– please be original writing ( will check for plagiarism ) and must answer all parts of question for full credit.
STUDY MATERIAL: CAN USE MATERIALS PROVIDED OR USE WITH OTHER READING FOUND.
Read “Public Health Professionals Urgently Need to Develop More Effective Communications Strategies,” by Grant, from American Journal of Public Health (2017).
Read “Public Health Communications: Lessons Learned From the Affordable Care Act,” by Parekh, from American Journal of Public Health (2017).
Read “Why Health Communication Is Important in Public Health,” by Rimal and Lapinski, from Bulletin of the World Health Organization (2009).
http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/87/4/08-056713/en/
Explore the Gateway to Health Communication and Social Marketing Practice page of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.
https://www.cdc.gov/healthcommunication/index.html
Explore the Gateway to Health Communication and Social Marketing Practice – Health Communication Basics page of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.
https://www.cdc.gov/healthcommunication/healthbasics/index.html
Read the information under all the tabs on the Health Communication and Health Information Technology page of the Healthy People website.
