Health communication is the study of the impact and nature of message creation and message decoding in health-related interactions, through interpersonal and mediated channels, on health outcomes across a range of health contexts, including but not limited to health promotion and doctor-patient interaction.

Sharlene Thompson Richards, Ph.D.

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