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Health Journalism Exhibits Both Improvement and Decline in Quality

WEBFaced with dwindling resources, and a news cycle that never sleeps, today’s health journalists must meet a new challenge: provide complete, trustworthy content on health care issues with precision at the same breakneck speed …

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Health Belief Model

WEBHealth Belief Model. One of the original public health theories developed in the 1950s, this model suggests that people’s beliefs about health problems, perceived benefits of and barriers to action and self-efficacy explain engagement (or lack of engagement) in health-promoting behavior. It’s based on the expected value concept: 1) …

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Health Comm Certificate Courses

WEBTo receive approval, contact [email protected]. Choose 4 courses from the course options: (all 3 credits each, letter-graded) MMC 6409 Science/Health Communication. MMC 6806 E-Health: Digital Communication in Health. MMC 6417 Mass Media & Health. MMC 6936 Family and Health Communication across the Life Span.

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Use Social Media to Communicate Cancer Risks

WEBIt’s no revelation that social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram have changed the way we learn and communicate new information. But is it an effective way to communicate health risks associated with cancer?

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Dr. Carla Fisher: Helping Mothers, Daughters and Families …

WEBCJC Advertising Associate Professor Carla Fisher, a member of the UF Health Cancer Center and faculty affiliate in the Center for Arts in Medicine, was interviewed on Feb. 26, 2021 about her research on helping families and clinicians more effectively communicate about cancer.. Below the video is an edited transcript of that …

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Costs, Evidence, Context and Values: Journalists’ and Policy Experts

WEBHealth care issues in the United States continue to increase, despite the U.S. spending more on health care than any other country in the world.

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Mass Media and Health: An Interview with Dr. Kim Walsh-Childers

WEBJournalism Professor Kim Walsh-Childers has penned a new book Mass Media and Health: Examining Media Impact on Individuals and the Health Environment. The book covers media health influences from a variety of angles, including the impact on individual and public health, the intentionality of these effects, and the nature of the …

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Culturally Appropriate Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk …

WEBBreast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States. It’s also the leading cause of death for women globally. But educational information that doesn’t take into account cultural differences among women may not be as effective as communication embracing those differences.

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Barriers to Parent-Child Communication About Sexual and …

WEBParents have a long history of struggling with sharing “the facts of life” with their children. This discomfort with talking about sex among families, and specifically with teens, is an international phenomenon.

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Research and Insights: Overcoming Obstacles in Family …

WEBEffective communication between healthcare workers and patients is critical to shaping risk-reducing practices and coping with rigorous treatment for life-threatening diseases.

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Secure Messaging and COVID-19: A Content Analysis of …

WEBThe global pandemic changed how almost every industry communicates, but none more so than in the healthcare sector. Secure messaging (SM) became a critical mode of communication for healthcare providers and their patients …

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Health Communication Classes – STEM Translational …

WEBInstructor: Kim Walsh-Childers. Course Description: This course introduces students to current research on the positive and negative influences of mass media on individual behavior and the public health environment.We address the uses and effects of social media and other online information, entertainment content, advertising and news, …

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When Do Funny Health Campaign Videos Work

WEBHealth and Science. When Do Funny Health Campaign Videos Work? Humor is often incorporated into campaigns seeking to captivate an audience in a crowded news stream. From cancer prevention to water conservation, funny videos have the potential to change behavior for social good. What makes a funny campaign video …

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Cancer Misinformation and Harmful Information Prevalent on …

WEBOne third of the most popular cancer treatment articles on social media contain misinformation. Further, the vast majority of that misinformation has the potential to harm cancer patients by supporting approaches that could negatively impact the quality of their treatment and chances for survival.

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COURSE OVERVIEW & OBJECTIVES

WEBADV 3420 – HEALTH COMMUNICATION. Instructor: Rachel Damiani Office Email: [email protected] Class Time: Tues 12:50-2:45pm; Thurs 12:50-1:40pm. Office: Weimer Hall 2020 Office Hours (Virtual) By appointment. COURSE OVERVIEW & OBJECTIVES.

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Why You Should Ask Your Doctor to Wash Their Hands

WEBFor health care providers, it is critical that they wash their hands to ensure the health and well-being of their patients. It’s so important than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that patients request their provider cleanse in front of them before proceeding with an exam. Yet some patients remain reluctant to

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Advanced Research Methods

WEBModule 1: Types of Quantitative Research Methods. This module introduces a few main types of quantitative research methods and their distinguishing characteristics. It starts with an explanation of empirical research, followed by comparisons of quantitative versus qualitative research.

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The Effect of Health Agency Advertising on Patient-Doctor …

WEBA woman’s willingness to initiate sexual health conversations with their doctors can make a difference in the quality of care she receives. University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Professor Cynthia Morton, Professor Emeritus Jon Morris and Sabrina Habib from the University of South Carolina, wanted to explore …

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Health Comm Certificate About

WEBThe Health Communication Graduate Certificate provides specialized research training in health communication. Students can tailor their coursework based on their interests in health communication. This might include training in media and health, interpersonal or family communication, caregiving, patient-provider communication, message design

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ADV 4930 HEALTH & SCIENCE COMMUNICATION

WEB1 ADV 4930 – HEALTH & SCIENCE COMMUNICATION Professor: Dr. C. L. Fisher Office: Weimer Hall 2093 Office Email: [email protected] Office Phone: 352-294-1019

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Family Stories Shape Attitudes Toward Mental Illness

WEBThis area of study may help explain the role family communication plays in young adult’s understanding of and ability to cope with mental illness. Storytelling can help families make sense of things that happen to them, but few studies have been done on how families talk about mental illness. Elizabeth Flood-Grady, a postdoctoral associate in

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University and Class Policies

WEBMMC 6409 Seminar in Science/Health Communication Fall 2022 Dr. Debbie Treise [email protected]. Class hours: Monday periods 4-6, Weimer Hall 1098 Office: 2076 Weimer Telephone: 273-1631 (office); (352) 339-1745 (cell)

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Effective Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention for Adolescents

WEBResearch has found that behavioral lifestyle interventions for adolescent obesity treatment is critical to the success of any program hoping to make a difference in the lives of obese or overweight teens.

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