Health Communication and Caregiving Research, Policy, and Practice

摘要: In the inaugural issue of Health Communication, Jon Nussbaum (Health Communication 1:35–40, 1989) commented that evidence strongly suggests, “health communication as a legitimate field inquiry has finally arrived.” same issue, Gary Kreps 1:11–15, asked, “What difference can health make to public?” (p. 35). Since then, scholars have been contributing answer from variety perspectives. Leading scholar and editor Teri Thompson states deals with care related environments give meaning status by assuming defining its cause (Thompson, Explaining illness: Research, theory, strategies 3–40, 2000). The U.S. Department Human Services (2000), in achieving Healthy People 2010/2020 initiatives educate public on nation’s major priorities, put forth this definition communication: