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What is Health Communication

Chapter 19
Handbook of Research on Digital Citizenship and Management During Crises
Health communication is argued that individuals can authorize owning take charge of and at the same time health communication is primary social process which people give persuasive health information and provision.
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A Research on Perceptions of Health News of Individuals Who Lived in Istanbul in the COVID-19 Process
Sevgi Kavut (Istanbul University, Turkey)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8421-7.ch019
Abstract
Health communication is a field that is increasing in importance and developing in public health and non-profit organizations and the business sector. COVID-19 is a new type of virus that affects the whole world and is diagnosed with fever, dry cough, malaise, and symptoms of dyspnea. This research was formed to masculate their perceptions related to individual health news in Istanbul. The study sample was formed by adults, individuals aged over 18 years, who lived in Istanbul. The research has been applied by personal information forms and perceptions of health news scale.
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Health Communication and Social Media: A Study About Using Social Media in Medicine Companies
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Exploring the Use of Indigenous Languages in Antenatal Care Sessions Among Mothers in Lagos State
All forms of messages, written, verbal or visual that are deliberately designed to influence and stimulate behaviours that will enhance healthy living and conditions in a society.
Published in Chapter: Exploring the Use of Indigenous Languages in Antenatal Care Sessions Among Mothers in Lagos State; From: Emerging Trends in Indigenous Language Media, Communication, Gender, and Health
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Cry Wolf!: A Historical Chronicle of COVID-19 Through Spanish Cartoons
A broad concept that covers the communication that takes place to promote and achieve good public health.
Published in Chapter: Cry Wolf!: A Historical Chronicle of COVID-19 Through Spanish Cartoons; From: Handbook of Research on Historical Pandemic Analysis and the Social Implications of COVID-19
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Health Communication Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic
In order to support individuals, society, healthcare professionals, health institutions and policy practitioners, it is to transfer accurate and accessible information to the society through appropriate communication channels.
Published in Chapter: Health Communication Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic; From: Handbook of Research on Representing Health and Medicine in Modern Media
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Health Communication During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Hungary
Type of communication that targets individuals, communities, health professionals, policymakers in order to facilitate behavioural changes and improve health outcome. The effectiveness of the communication depends on understandability, repetition, accuracy, consistency, availability, and timeliness.
Published in Chapter: Health Communication During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Hungary; From: Management and Marketing for Improved Competitiveness and Performance in the Healthcare Sector
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Changing Health Behavior Through Games
An area of study that uses communication strategies to inform and influence individual and community decisions in an effort to enhance health.
Published in Chapter: Changing Health Behavior Through Games; From: Handbook of Research on Effective Electronic Gaming in Education
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Datafied Modelling of Self-Disclosure in Online Health Communication
This refers to the 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, policymakers and the public to champion, introduce, adopt, or sustain a behaviour, practice, or policy that will ultimately improve health outcomes.
Published in Chapter: Datafied Modelling of Self-Disclosure in Online Health Communication; From: Encyclopedia of Data Science and Machine Learning
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Social Media and Health Communication: Vaccine Refusal/Hesitancy
It is the communication carried out towards target groups regarding health in order to increase the quality of life of the individual and society.
Published in Chapter: Social Media and Health Communication: Vaccine Refusal/Hesitancy; From: Handbook of Research on Representing Health and Medicine in Modern Media
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Impact of Indigenous Language Media on Safe Motherhood Practices
The process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health.
Published in Chapter: Impact of Indigenous Language Media on Safe Motherhood Practices; From: Emerging Trends in Indigenous Language Media, Communication, Gender, and Health
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Testing Models of Data-Driven Reporting in Newspapers for Health Communication: Study Based on the COVID-19 Second Wave
It is the study and practice of communicating health information to influence the personal health choices of the public by improving health literacy.
Published in Chapter: Testing Models of Data-Driven Reporting in Newspapers for Health Communication: Study Based on the COVID-19 Second Wave; From: Mass Communications and the Influence of Information During Times of Crises
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The Science of Individuality and Tailored M-Health Communication
Informing, influencing, and motivating about important health issues.
Published in Chapter: The Science of Individuality and Tailored M-Health Communication; From: Mobile Health Applications for Quality Healthcare Delivery
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Social Media and Health Communication
It is the application of communication concepts and theories to health-related interactions and processes between individuals for the purpose of improving health.
Published in Chapter: Social Media and Health Communication; From: Handbook of Research on Representing Health and Medicine in Modern Media
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Social Media Alternative for Health Communication in Nigeria
Is communicating information to promote public health through the use of various media platforms, health campaigns for education about health issues.
Published in Chapter: Social Media Alternative for Health Communication in Nigeria; From: Dialectical Perspectives on Media, Health, and Culture in Modern Africa
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Designing COVID-19 Campaigns to Achieve Individual Compliance: Examples From Austria, the U.S., and Australia
Health communication describes the practice of communicating and disseminating information on health topics to a widely dispersed mass audience (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2014).
Published in Chapter: Designing COVID-19 Campaigns to Achieve Individual Compliance: Examples From Austria, the U.S., and Australia; From: Handbook of Research on Representing Health and Medicine in Modern Media
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Case Study on Patient Groups on Facebook in Turkey: Through the Lens of Critical Health Literacy
Health communication is an inter-disciplinary academic area that aims to inform people related to their health and health risks and to increase access to mass media with a view to keeping health related issues in public agenda. Health communication covers a range of areas edutainment or enter-education, health journalism, inter-personal communication, media advocacy, corporate communication, risk communication, community engagement and social marketing.
Published in Chapter: Case Study on Patient Groups on Facebook in Turkey: Through the Lens of Critical Health Literacy; From: Handbook of Research on Multidisciplinary Approaches to Literacy in the Digital Age
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Accessibility for Everyone in Health Communication Mobile Application Usage
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Health Communication Strategies: Crisis Management and Infodemic During COVID-19
Communication strategies aiming to inform the public and to enhance their health conditions.
Published in Chapter: Health Communication Strategies: Crisis Management and Infodemic During COVID-19; From: Handbook of Research on Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Threats and Impacts of Pandemics
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The Use of Twitter for Informing the Public in the COVID-19 Epidemic: Example of Health Science Committee of Turkish Ministry
It is the common area of health and communication. It performs tasks such as raising awareness on health-related issues, offering solutions, and informing the public.
Published in Chapter: The Use of Twitter for Informing the Public in the COVID-19 Epidemic: Example of Health Science Committee of Turkish Ministry; From: Handbook of Research on Representing Health and Medicine in Modern Media
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Indigenous Language Media and Communication for Health Purposes in the Digital Age
It encompasses the study and use of communication strategies to inform and influence individual and community decisions with the purpose of enhancing health and wellbeing.
Published in Chapter: Indigenous Language Media and Communication for Health Purposes in the Digital Age; From: Emerging Trends in Indigenous Language Media, Communication, Gender, and Health
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From TikTok Trends to Pandemic Essentials: A Comparative Analysis of the World Health Organization's Health Communication Strategies on TikTok
Health communication is a strategic approach aimed at informing the public about health, creating awareness, and taking action on health-related issues.
Published in Chapter: From TikTok Trends to Pandemic Essentials: A Comparative Analysis of the World Health Organization's Health Communication Strategies on TikTok; From: Transformed Communication Codes in the Mediated World: A Contemporary Perspective
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Training Future Health Professionals in Communication Skills
Interactive process of exchanging information and emotions between professionals and/or professionals and patients, with the aim of maintaining, promoting, or changing health-related behaviors.
Published in Chapter: Training Future Health Professionals in Communication Skills; From: Handbook of Research on Improving Allied Health Professions Education: Advancing Clinical Training and Interdisciplinary Translational Research
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