The Handbook of Global Health Communication | ISBN 9781118241905

The Handbook of Global Health Communication

herausgegeben von Rafael Obregon und Silvio Waisbord
Mitwirkende
Herausgegeben vonRafael Obregon
Herausgegeben vonSilvio Waisbord
Buchcover The Handbook of Global Health Communication  | EAN 9781118241905 | ISBN 1-118-24190-8 | ISBN 978-1-118-24190-5

„Obregon and Waisbord have assembled an impressively diversecollection of perspectives. This book will challenge thenotions and deepen the understanding of health communication ofboth the aspiring student and the seasonedpractitioner.“
- Marc Boulay, Johns Hopkins University
„The Handbook of Global Health Communicationrepresents an enormous step forward in bringing healthcommunication fully into the field of implementation science. Its insights into the practice of health communication and itsadvances in theory are invaluable for any serious reader of health, communication, and development in the 21st century.“
- Ariel Pablos-Mendez, U. S. Agency for InternationalDevelopment
„The centrality of addressing the social determinants ofhealth in order to achieve improved population health makes thispublication a welcome and essential contribution to the training ofpublic health professionals internationally.“
- Sharon Fonn, University of the Witwatersrand, SouthAfrica

The Handbook of Global Health Communication

herausgegeben von Rafael Obregon und Silvio Waisbord
Mitwirkende
Herausgegeben vonRafael Obregon
Herausgegeben vonSilvio Waisbord
International in scope, The Handbook of Global HealthCommunication offers a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis ofthe role of communication processes in global public health, development and social change * Brings together 32 contributions from well-respected scholarsand practitioners in the field, addressing a wide range ofcommunication approaches in current global health programs * Offers an integrated view that links communication to thestrengthening of health services, the involvement of affectedcommunities in shaping health policies and improving care, and theempowerment of citizens in making decisions about health * Adopts a broad understanding of communication that goes beyondconventional divisions between informational and participatoryapproaches