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Health Communication in Africa

Contexts, Constraints and Lessons

Health Communication in Africa

Contexts, Constraints and Lessons

Description

The editors of Health Communication in Africa have assembled an impressive list of scholars and practitioners to discuss some of the public health efforts and disease prevention strategies, conspicuously absent in health communication literature. A variety of subjects are addressed, including: existing and innovative health promotion programs; outcome evaluation and effectiveness studies; health communication in refugee settings and among international, national, and regional agencies that have been successfully implemented. This book will serve as a road map for those interested in the study of health communication, health promotion, and disease prevention strategies in Africa.

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Overview: Health Communication in Africa: An Overview; Public Health Crises in Africa: Initiatives for Improved Health in the 21st Century
Chapter 3 Challenges and Considerations: Research Considerations for Effective Health Communication in Africa; Health Promotion Challenges in Nigeria: Globalization, Tobacco Marketing and Policies; Health Communication in Africa's Rural Communities: Navigatin
Chapter 4 Social Support, Institutional Roles and Cultural Dynamics: Provider-Patients Communication in the African Health Context; Health Promotion and the Myth of Community; Health Issues in Africa: The Role of Women; Traditional Medicine and Biopsychosocia
Chapter 5 Health Communication in Contexts: AIDS Communication in Africa: Towards a Practical Framework; Health Promotion on HIV/AIDS in Africa; Comprehensive and Integrated HIV/AIDS Prevention Campaigns: Potentials for South and Southern Africa; Health Commu
Chapter 6 Health Communication and the New Media: Selected Internet Resources for Health Information and Communication in Africa
Chapter 7 Index
Chapter 8 About the Editors
Chapter 9 About the Contributors

Product details

Published	Nov 13 2002
Format	Paperback
Edition	1st
Extent	366
ISBN	9780761824077
Imprint	University Press of America
Dimensions	9 x 5 inches
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing