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Contemporary Issues in Health Communication
Location
Barcelona, Spain
Term
2nd Term
Department
Health, Behavior and Society
Credit(s)
1
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Friday, November 16, 2012
End Date
Friday, November 16, 2012
Friday, 8:30am - 6:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Resources
Introduces the role of health communication in public health programs. Features health communication theory; the role of social marketing and mass media; management of communication programs; interpersonal communication; social networks and social change; and formative research and evaluation.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Know at least a half-dozen researchers/faculty at Johns Hopkins who conduct research in Health Communication
- Be able to identify three or four different ways that contemporary Health Communication research is done
- Learn about current domestic and international programs that utilize different Health Communication theories and approaches to influence and improve health behaviors
- Be able to identify and critique important elements that affect the success of a Health Communication research and projects