In line with 十大网赌正规网址’s mission of “respect[ing] the infinite worth of every individual,“你, 作为MU健康传播专业的学生, will learn how to share health information that can deeply impact communities, and collectively work with others to empower people and organizations to advocate for a better quality of life for all.
项目机会
概述
健康传播 enhances the importance of communication in our 卫生保健系统 and beyond. 作为健康传播者，我们创造, disseminate and analyze health mess年龄s about disease awareness and prevention, medical treatment and healthy living through community outreach programs, 活动, 印刷材料和互联网. Health communicators also work to establish a collective synergy with our health care providers by providing information that leads to better patient-provider relationships, accurate representation of disease in the media and the development and incorporation of mobile health applications to the general public. Through 十大网赌正规网址’s mission, our students continue to grow and “lead principled, 富有成效的, and compassionate lives that improve the human condition.”
健康传播职业
Our students build skills to be competitive in the field of health and make a difference in people’s lives. Through these skills, you can look forward to careers in:
•健康素养
•医学写作
•咨询
•医院教育部门
• Teaching Medical 专业s and General Public
•公共关系
•市场营销
•人力资源
• Patient Satisfaction and Patient Advocacy Programs
•卫生保健管理
•媒体机构
•非营利组织
•公共政策与研究
为什么曼彻斯特?
The 健康传播 小 is grounded on teaching you the necessary skills to lead a 富有成效的 and engaging life by helping others learn about health. Through the health communication coursework, you are exposed to a deeper understanding of the use of service-learning and innovative and creative methods of sharing information with different populations and demographics. 以及以文化为中心的方法, you learn the dynamic nature of culture, which helps reach underrepresented populations. 不仅如此, but through our service-learning projects, 我们开放并参与对话, and understand and appreciate different perspectives of how health is viewed. By keeping true to 十大网赌正规网址’s mission to graduate “persons of ability and conviction,“你 become leaders in making sure health and health care information is accessible to all.
健康传播学课程
COMM 220: Introduction to 健康传播 (专业必修) & 小): Examines the ways communication shapes health and health practices. Topics may include: patient-provider communication, organizational communication in health contexts, communication in community health education, information technologies in health communication and communication training for health care professionals. Students come away with a broad understanding of the implications of health communication on self and society.
COMM 233:健康知识(专业要求 & 小):在美国.S., close to 30 million adults have below basic health literacy and only 12% have the health literary skills needed to understand most of the health instructions provided by healthcare professionals (U.S. Department of Health and Human 服务, n.d.). Even those with higher education often struggle to comprehend and navigate the U.S. 卫生保健系统. In this course, we will examine and analyze the definition of health literacy. Health literacy means that a person is able to read, understand, and act on health information. This course will also look at national and international literacy levels. We will examine at risk populations for low literacy, health literacy research and measurement tools. We will also learn about plain langu年龄 and will apply it to current health information as well as examine health communication techniques being used to address low literacy and other issues.
COMM 327:文化 & 健康差异 (专业要求 & 小):在美国.S. 医疗保健系统, there are a number of health disparities that are caused by race, 种族, class, 性别, 宗教, 性取向, 年龄, 社会经济地位, and that influence medical decision-making and/or outcomes. This course will analyze and examine how health communication contributes to the understanding of culture and the reduction of health disparities by focusing on elements of cultural sensitivity and cultural competence.
COMM 241:社区卫生工作(仅限专业要求)在这门课上, we examine and analyze the broad context of public health, 健康不平等, 公共政策, 社区健康. We then learn core competencies and skills relevant to community health work at the interpersonal, 集团, 以及社区层面. We explore application of these core competencies and skills to specific health topics within given situations. The course material comes recommended by the Indiana 社区 Health Workers Association which will provide an optional opportunity for students to earn certification as a community health worker through the association after the completion of this course.
Electives for 健康传播 Major (Choose 3):
COMM 210:人际沟通
COMM 344: Listening: A Relational Approach to Sales
高级公共关系
经济学344:卫生经济学
350瑞典克朗:政策 & 执业(保健)
ESAT 343:老龄化:健康 & 健康
Electives for 健康传播 Minor (Choose 1):
委员会241:社区保健工作
COMM 344: Listening: A Relational Approach to Sales
COMM 370:研究方法
经济学344:卫生经济学
350瑞典克朗:政策 & 执业(保健)