H SC 3450 - Public Health Communication

PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNICATION (3)In this course, the fundamentals of public health communication will be explored. The focus will be on communication with public health stakeholders including policy makers, scientists, clinicians, students, the community and news media. The essential role that public health communication has in successful healthcare systems, health promotion and behavior change campaigns, telemedicine, medical decision making, caregiving, end-of-life communication and health information seeking will be examined.Prerequisites: ENG 1280/128; H SC 2150; H SC 2250/250; H SC 3319/319; H SC 3375/2375/375.

Credit Hours 3

Contact Hours 3

Prerequisites
ENG 1280, H SC 2150, H SC 2250, H SC 3319, H SC 3375, H SC 2375