International in scope, The Handbook of Global Health Communication offers a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the role of communication processes in global public health, development and social change

• Brings together 32 contributions from well-respected scholars and practitioners in the field, addressing a wide range of communication approaches in current global health programs
• Offers an integrated view that links communication to the strengthening of health services, the involvement of affected communities in shaping health policies and improving...

This valuable resource offers a wealth of practical and conceptual guidance to all those engaged in struggles for social justice around the world. It explains in accessible language and painstaking detail how to deploy and to understand the tools of media and communication in advancing the goals of social, cultural, and political change.

• A stand-out reference on a vital topic of primary international concern, with a rising profile in communications and media research programs
• Multinational editorial team and global contributors
• Covers the history of the field...