Emerging Issues and Future Directions of the Field of Health Communication

被引:20
作者
Hannawa, Annegret F. [1 ]
Kreps, Gary L. [2 ]
Paek, Hye-Jin [3 ]
Schulz, Peter J. [1 ]
Smith, Sandi [4 ]
Street, Richard L., Jr. [5 ,6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Lugano, Fac Commun Sci, ICH, CH-6904 Lugano, Switzerland
[2] George Mason Univ, Dept Commun, Fairfax, VA 22030 USA
[3] Hanyang Univ, Dept Advertising & Publ Relat, Seoul, South Korea
[4] Michigan State Univ, Dept Commun, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
[5] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Commun, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
[6] Baylor Coll Med, Dept Med, Sect Hlth Serv Res, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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D O I
10.1080/10410236.2013.814959
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
050302 [传播学];
摘要
The interdisciplinary intersections between communication science and health-related fields are pervasive, with numerous differences in regard to epistemology, career planning, funding perspectives, educational goals, and cultural orientations. This article identifies and elaborates on these challenges with illustrative examples. Furthermore, concrete suggestions for future scholarship are recommended to facilitate compatible, coherent, and interdisciplinary health communication inquiry. The authors hope that this article helps current and future generations of health communication scholars to make more informed decisions when facing some of the challenges discussed in this article so that they will be able to seize the interdisciplinary and international potential of this unique and important field of study.
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页码:955 / 961
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