Title :
Health communications: diverse opportunities for technical communicators
Author :
Zimmerman, D.E. ; Harper, Raquel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Journalism & Tech. Commun., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA
fDate :
29 Sept.-1 Oct. 2004
Abstract :
We highlight a health communication research project, discuss a federal agency´s health communication efforts, and illustrate health communications for consumers. Communicating health information to diverse audiences provides opportunities for technical communicators in a wide variety of settings.
Keywords :
biomedical communication; health care; information dissemination; technical presentation; health communications; medical information; professional development; technical communication; Cancer; Communication industry; Communications technology; Government; Medical services; Professional communication; Testing; Usability; Web page design; World Wide Web;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 2004. IPCC 2004. Proceedings. International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8467-9
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.2004.1375292
