Health Communication in Africa

Contexts, Constraints and Lessons
Herausgeber: Alali, Andy O.; Jinadu, B. A.

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 366
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 516g
• ISBN-13: 9780761824077
• ISBN-10: 0761824073
• Artikelnr.: 23277937

Autorenporträt

Andy O. Alali is Professor of Communication Studies, California State University, Bakersfield. B. A. Jinadu works for the Department of Public Health, Kern County, California.

Inhaltsangabe

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