HEALTH COMMUNICATION
| Tillson |
Spring 2000
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Welcome! I will
be updating this site throughout the semester.
If you discover related
web pages that would benefit your classmates,
e-mail
them to me and I'll add them to this page
17 NEW LINKS ADDED ON 2/17/00!!!
(New postings provided first - without 
to distinguish from previous links)
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| Griffin's text on comm theory
has a website. You can access archives of theories & the instructor's
manual which outlines additional theories.
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Summaries of theories and assumptions about "change" & how it can be encouraged & facilitated to inform strategy development and evaluation initiatives. |
Monitoring the Future surveys
behaviors, attitudes, & values of 50,000 U.S. young adults. Reports: "Drug trends ... "Cigarette smoking ... "Cigarette brand preferences ... |
| Do you know how well you and your physician communicate? Take a minute to rate your communication IQ | Web
resources
Newspapers, popular press, trade magazines, globalization resources, webliographies, search engines, glossaries, corporate sites, etc. |
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| Questions
to Ask Your Doctor:
RE: Diagnostic tests, diagnoses, treatment plans, medications |
Virtual
Reference Desk
Extensive reference library |
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| The Communication
Initiative Site
Advocates the importance of communication for sustainable development. Excellent search engine (customize by 7 topics) |
History
of the Discipline of Communication (by IUPUI,
Dept. of Comm. Studies) |
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| The Health Communication
Unit
provides training & support in health communication. (Health promotion planning, evaluation, policy change). |
Try this Search Engine - it accesses more than 20 million university and education pages. | |
| Health Communication defined by Boston University | ||
| Health Communication Resources on the WWW by Anne Restino (Emerson College) | ||
| Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (A World Health Organization Cross-National Study) | ||
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Cultural Health Practices |
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| Health
& Illness Resources
(Extensive) |
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This page, from the Department of Communication at the University of Arizona,
provides a searchable database of communication theories. |
Official
web site of the Health Communication Division of the National Communication
Association |
Bill
Trochim's Center for Social Research Methods. Excellent research
materials |
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Dr. Wade Kenny's Communication Theory Links & References (more theories
on his cycle2 and cycle3 pages) |
"Theory-Based Interventions and Evaluations of Outreach Efforts," by Kim
Witte, Michigan State, outlines typical evaluation methods in health comm.
literature & offers suggestions for different models of evaluation. |
This
button will take you directly to the beginning of the Communication Ring
on the WWW. You can scroll through dozens of communication related
sites that choose to be members of this thematic group. |
| This
site, created by Dr. Kenneth Hacker for his graduate students at New Mexico
State U., provides useful links for comm. theories. |
Emerson
College and Tufts University's School of Medicine joint master's program
in health comm. Definitions of various mass comm. theories are provided. |
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This page, created by Professor Chadwick at Oregon State University, summarizes
communication theories & citations to related works. |
This
alphabetized Health Communication bibliography was compiled by James F.
Roiger, University of Arkansas at Monticello |
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| Michael
D. Basil, University of Denver, defines "theory," and summarizes several
mass communication theories. |
This button
takes you to Alan Stein's, MD PhD, web page for his Health Care and the
Internet course. It includes Health Care Site Reviews and links to his
students' projects. |
This
tutorial, "Conducting the Information Interview," created by Stephanie
J. Coopman, San José State University, provides an excellent training
site. |
| Scroll
down Robert T. Craig's web page for communication theory students at the
University of Colorado at Boulder. Some excellent resources are provided. |
This site will help you judge the quality and trustworthiness of on-line
health information. |
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| Robert
T. Craig also created this page which provides lots and lots of related
links that you might want to explore. |
This
site focuses on violence against women and children. Check out the "SPECIAL
GUIDE: What Health Care Providers Can Do About Domestic Violence."
Published by The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. |
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| This
incredible site was created by 200-level communication theory students
at The Ohio University. Access the fall 1999 and winter 1999 workbooks
where students define, apply and critique theories. Excellent
activity - wish I'd thought of it! |
The Health Communication Research Laboratory. The HCR at the Saint
Louis University School of Public Health develops and tests printed materials
and computer-based programs for health promotion
and disease prevention. |
Resources
for Case Teachers and Course Designers
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| Greg
Kearsley's database contains brief summaries of 50 major theories of learning
and instruction. These theories can also be accessed by learning domains
and concepts. |
"Peer Discussion on Training Physicians to Be Competent Communicators:
Support for a Multiple Discourse Approach" by Parrott, Huff, Kilgore &
Williams |
How
do you react to stress? Complete this coping skills inventory and find
out. |
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Governors State University's Health Communications page. Links to articles,
health organizations, public health resources on the Internet, etc. |
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HEALTH COMMUNICATION LINKS by Dr. Krikorian |
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Health Communications Unit at the Latino Health Institute. |
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| More
links (some inactive) to health-related sites. |
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| Health
Communication Programs at Graduate Schools |
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| The
Health Communication Student Forum (discussion group) |
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| The
United States National Library of Medicine. Excellent searchable
database of medical information. |
Page created and maintained by
Dr. Lou Davidson Tillson, Murray
State University, Murray, KY
Last updated February, 2000