Narratives and images used by public communication campaigns addressing social determinants of health and health disparities

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 4254-4277

  Clarke, Christopher E ^a   Niederdeppe, Jeff ^b   Lundell, Helen C ^c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c The Hartman Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Health disparities; Narratives; Social determinants of health; Visuals

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASS MEDIUM; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL STATUS; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URBAN AREA; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871531825     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9124254     Document Type: Article

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