Reducing Health Disparities ─ Communication Interventions

Linking the persistence of global health disparities to breakdowns in communication processes and limited access to relevant health information, Dutta (communications and new media, National U. of Singapore) and Kreps (communication, George Mason U., US) present 29 chapters that explore the ways in which health communication interventions can be deployed to reduce health inequities for vulnerable populations around the world. The contributions are grouped into four sections, the first three of which examine specific approaches to patient-based, community-based, and media-based health communication interventions and the fourth of which presents critical perspectives on communication and health disparities. Annotation c2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Mohan J. Dutta (PhD, University of Minnesota) is Professor and Head of the Department of Communications and New Media and Founding Director of the Center for Culture-Centered Approach to Research Evaluation at the National University of Singapore. He has been awarded the Lewis Donohew Award for research excellence in health communication and the University Scholar Award for research productivity from Purdue University.
Gary L. Kreps (PhD, University of Southern California) is a University Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication at George Mason University where he directs the Center for Health and Risk Communication. His research, reported in more than 350 books and articles, has received broad recognition, including the ICA/NCA Outstanding Health Communication Scholar Award and the ECA Centennial Health Communication Scholar Award.