Health Communication

"Health Communication" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The transfer of information from experts in the medical and public health fields to patients and the public. The study and use of communication strategies to inform and influence individual and community decisions that enhance health.

Descriptor ID	D058015
MeSH Number(s)	L01.143.350 N02.208
Concept/Terms	Health Communication Health Communication Communication, Health Communications, Health Health Communications

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Health Communication".

Information Science [L]
Information Science [L01]
Communication [L01.143]
Health Communication [L01.143.350]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Communication [N02.208]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Health Communication".

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Bar chart showing 22 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2010	2	0	2
2011	2	0	2
2012	1	0	1
2013	2	1	3
2014	2	0	2
2015	1	0	1
2016	4	1	5
2017	1	0	1
2018	2	0	2
2019	1	1	2
2024	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Communication" by people in Profiles.

Pagoto S, Lueders N, Palmer L, Idiong C, Bannor R, Xu R, Ingels S. Best Practices for Designing and Testing Behavioral and Health Communication Interventions for Delivery in Private Facebook Groups: Tutorial. JMIR Form Res. 2024 Sep 04; 8:e58627.

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Finney Rutten LJ, Blake KD, Greenberg-Worisek AJ, Allen SV, Moser RP, Hesse BW. Online Health Information Seeking Among US Adults: Measuring Progress Toward a Healthy People 2020 Objective. Public Health Rep. 2019 Nov/Dec; 134(6):617-625.

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Varni JW, Nutakki K, Swigonski NL. Speech difficulties and patient health communication mediating effects on worry and health-related quality of life in children, adolescents, and young adults with Neurofibromatosis Type 1. Am J Med Genet A. 2019 08; 179(8):1476-1482.

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Spalluto LB, Roumie CL, Bonnett KR, Schlundt DG, DeBenedectis CM, Wilkins CH. Women's response to state-mandated language in dense breast notification. Breast J. 2018 11; 24(6):1046-1050.

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Lee H, Kim D, Kiang PN, Cooley ME, Shi L, Thiem L, Kan P, Chea P, Allison J, Kim M. Awareness, knowledge, social norms, and vaccination intentions among Khmer mother-daughter pairs. Ethn Health. 2021 04; 26(3):379-391.

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Schnock KO, Ravindran SS, Fladger A, Leone K, Williams DM, Dwyer CL, Vu TG, Thornton K, Gazarian P. Identifying Information Resources for Patients in the Intensive Care Unit and Their Families. Crit Care Nurse. 2017 Dec; 37(6):e10-e16.

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Serrano KJ, Thai CL, Greenberg AJ, Blake KD, Moser RP, Hesse BW. Progress on Broadband Access to the Internet and Use of Mobile Devices in the United States. Public Health Rep. 2017 Jan/Feb; 132(1):27-31.

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Blake KD, Portnoy DB, Kaufman AR, Lin CJ, Lo SC, Backlund E, Cantor D, Hicks L, Lin A, Caporaso A, Davis T, Moser RP, Hesse BW. Rationale, Procedures, and Response Rates for the 2015 Administration of NCI's Health Information National Trends Survey: HINTS-FDA 2015. J Health Commun. 2016 12; 21(12):1269-1275.

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Sadasivam RS, Borglund EM, Adams R, Marlin BM, Houston TK. Impact of a Collective Intelligence Tailored Messaging System on Smoking Cessation: The Perspect Randomized Experiment. J Med Internet Res. 2016 11 08; 18(11):e285.

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Pagoto S, Waring ME. A Call for a Science of Engagement: Comment on Rus and Cameron. Ann Behav Med. 2016 10; 50(5):690-691.

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