COM 572 - HEALTH COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGNS AND COMMUNITIES

College of Communication and Information

Credit(s): 3

This course focuses on the role of the mass media in contemporary public health campaigns. Most class sessions focus on the application of theory and research to the design of these campaigns. Earlier studies examining the role of the mass media in health campaigns indicated that the mass media played a small and rather insignificant role in changing health behaviors. However, more recent studies indicate that careful targeting combined with formative research often yield successful behavior change.

Prereq: COM 326 or COM 351.
Approved for Distance Learning.