Talking about health [[electronic resource] ] : why communication matters / / Roxanne Parrott |
Autore | Parrott Roxanne |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (210 p.) |
Disciplina |
610.69/6
610.696 |
Collana | Communication in the public interest |
Soggetto topico |
Communication in medicine
Interpersonal communication |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-13942-8
9786612139420 1-4051-7756-X 1-4443-1083-6 1-4443-1082-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Talking about Health; Contents; Preface; 1 Why Communicating about Health Matters; It Answers the Question, "Who Am I?"; It Answers the Question, "Who's Responsible?"; It Opens the Gate for "Resources"; It Promotes (Mis)Understanding; It Guides Effort, Emotion, and Excuses; Summing It Up . . .; 2 How "Normal" Am I?; Compared to the Numbers; Compared to the Stories; When It Comes to Poor Health; When Choosing Alternative Treatments; When We Don't Want To Know; Summing It Up . . .; 3 What Are My "Risk" Factors?; Our Response to Reward Cues; Our Response to Punishment Cues; How We View Novelty
When We ProcrastinateWhat God Has To Do with It; Summing It Up . . .; 4 Why Don't We Get "Care"?; Our Doctors Didn't Recommend It; Family or Friends Don't Support It; We Use Support Networks; We're Managing Impressions; We're too Optimistic or Fatalistic; Summing It Up . . .; 5 Is the "Public Good" Good for Me?; When We Have to "Tell"; When Our Freedoms Are Limited; When Safety Clashes with (E)Quality; What Nonprofits Have to Do with It; Why Public Health Matters; Summing It Up . . .; 6 Who Profits from My Health?; Pharma-, Cosme-, and Nutri-ceuticals; The News, It Is an Industry The Entertainment IndustryBand-Aids, Crutches, and More - Oh My!; Who Benefits from our Health Illiteracy?; Summing It Up . . .; 7 What's Politics Got To Do with It?; Medical Research and Disparities; Political Agenda-setting and Priorities; Religious Agendas and Priorities; Medical Associations and Lobbyists; Patient Advocacy; Summing It Up . . .; 8 An Agenda for the Twenty-first Century: Increase Informed Choice and Consent, or "If I Ran the Circus . . ."; Make "Personalized Medicine" Personal; Be Timely in the Telling; Fill in the Blanks Track Your Health Report (. . . and Your Credit Report, Too)Stay Out of "The Big Muddy"; Summing It Up . . .; A Final Thought; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910146144303321 |
Parrott Roxanne
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Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Talking about health [[electronic resource] ] : why communication matters / / Roxanne Parrott |
Autore | Parrott Roxanne |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (210 p.) |
Disciplina |
610.69/6
610.696 |
Collana | Communication in the public interest |
Soggetto topico |
Communication in medicine
Interpersonal communication |
ISBN |
1-282-13942-8
9786612139420 1-4051-7756-X 1-4443-1083-6 1-4443-1082-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Talking about Health; Contents; Preface; 1 Why Communicating about Health Matters; It Answers the Question, "Who Am I?"; It Answers the Question, "Who's Responsible?"; It Opens the Gate for "Resources"; It Promotes (Mis)Understanding; It Guides Effort, Emotion, and Excuses; Summing It Up . . .; 2 How "Normal" Am I?; Compared to the Numbers; Compared to the Stories; When It Comes to Poor Health; When Choosing Alternative Treatments; When We Don't Want To Know; Summing It Up . . .; 3 What Are My "Risk" Factors?; Our Response to Reward Cues; Our Response to Punishment Cues; How We View Novelty
When We ProcrastinateWhat God Has To Do with It; Summing It Up . . .; 4 Why Don't We Get "Care"?; Our Doctors Didn't Recommend It; Family or Friends Don't Support It; We Use Support Networks; We're Managing Impressions; We're too Optimistic or Fatalistic; Summing It Up . . .; 5 Is the "Public Good" Good for Me?; When We Have to "Tell"; When Our Freedoms Are Limited; When Safety Clashes with (E)Quality; What Nonprofits Have to Do with It; Why Public Health Matters; Summing It Up . . .; 6 Who Profits from My Health?; Pharma-, Cosme-, and Nutri-ceuticals; The News, It Is an Industry The Entertainment IndustryBand-Aids, Crutches, and More - Oh My!; Who Benefits from our Health Illiteracy?; Summing It Up . . .; 7 What's Politics Got To Do with It?; Medical Research and Disparities; Political Agenda-setting and Priorities; Religious Agendas and Priorities; Medical Associations and Lobbyists; Patient Advocacy; Summing It Up . . .; 8 An Agenda for the Twenty-first Century: Increase Informed Choice and Consent, or "If I Ran the Circus . . ."; Make "Personalized Medicine" Personal; Be Timely in the Telling; Fill in the Blanks Track Your Health Report (. . . and Your Credit Report, Too)Stay Out of "The Big Muddy"; Summing It Up . . .; A Final Thought; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830748203321 |
Parrott Roxanne
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Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Talking about health : why communication matters / / Roxanne Parrott |
Autore | Parrott Roxanne |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (210 p.) |
Disciplina |
610.69/6
610.696 |
Collana | Communication in the public interest |
Soggetto topico |
Communication in medicine
Interpersonal communication |
ISBN |
1-282-13942-8
9786612139420 1-4051-7756-X 1-4443-1083-6 1-4443-1082-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Talking about Health; Contents; Preface; 1 Why Communicating about Health Matters; It Answers the Question, "Who Am I?"; It Answers the Question, "Who's Responsible?"; It Opens the Gate for "Resources"; It Promotes (Mis)Understanding; It Guides Effort, Emotion, and Excuses; Summing It Up . . .; 2 How "Normal" Am I?; Compared to the Numbers; Compared to the Stories; When It Comes to Poor Health; When Choosing Alternative Treatments; When We Don't Want To Know; Summing It Up . . .; 3 What Are My "Risk" Factors?; Our Response to Reward Cues; Our Response to Punishment Cues; How We View Novelty
When We ProcrastinateWhat God Has To Do with It; Summing It Up . . .; 4 Why Don't We Get "Care"?; Our Doctors Didn't Recommend It; Family or Friends Don't Support It; We Use Support Networks; We're Managing Impressions; We're too Optimistic or Fatalistic; Summing It Up . . .; 5 Is the "Public Good" Good for Me?; When We Have to "Tell"; When Our Freedoms Are Limited; When Safety Clashes with (E)Quality; What Nonprofits Have to Do with It; Why Public Health Matters; Summing It Up . . .; 6 Who Profits from My Health?; Pharma-, Cosme-, and Nutri-ceuticals; The News, It Is an Industry The Entertainment IndustryBand-Aids, Crutches, and More - Oh My!; Who Benefits from our Health Illiteracy?; Summing It Up . . .; 7 What's Politics Got To Do with It?; Medical Research and Disparities; Political Agenda-setting and Priorities; Religious Agendas and Priorities; Medical Associations and Lobbyists; Patient Advocacy; Summing It Up . . .; 8 An Agenda for the Twenty-first Century: Increase Informed Choice and Consent, or "If I Ran the Circus . . ."; Make "Personalized Medicine" Personal; Be Timely in the Telling; Fill in the Blanks Track Your Health Report (. . . and Your Credit Report, Too)Stay Out of "The Big Muddy"; Summing It Up . . .; A Final Thought; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910877655003321 |
Parrott Roxanne
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Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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