The Routledge Handbook of Health Communication and Popular Culture [Hardcover]

The Routledge Handbook of Health Communication and Popular Culture offers rich insights into the ways in which communication about health through popular culture become a part of healing, wellness, and health-related decisions.

Christina S. Beck is a Professor in the School of Communication Studies at Ohio University (USA) and Past-President of the National Communication Association and Central States Communication Association.

1. Consequentiality of Popular Culture for Contemporary Health Communication??Part?I: Framing of Health-Related Issues in Popular Culture??2. Popular Culture and Health Information? 3.?Mental Illness?and Popular Culture? 4.?Food in Popular Culture? 5.?Popular Culture and the Oppositional Gazes of Black Womens Bodies:?Mister v. Celie? 6.?Sexual Health?and Popular Culture? 7.?They Dont Look Sick: Popular Culture and Womens Health? 8.?The Intersection of LGBTQ+ Identities and Popular Culture:?Examining the Stigmas, Stories, and Social Realities of Mediated Health Discourses? 9.?Death Loves to Be Represented: Death, Dying, and Palliative Care in Popular Culture??Part?II: Exploring Popular Culture Influences on Health Behaviors and Beliefs??10.?Hollywoods Intoxicating Effects: A Qualitative Analysis of Alcohol Use in 50 Popular College Fraternity Films? 11.?Misinformation about Health in Popular Culture:?The Prevalence, Influence,?and Mitigation of Health Misinformation? 12.?Popular Culture and Medical Errors? 13.?Popular Culture and Pro-Health Choices? 14.?Sports and Health Advocacy? 15.?Celebrity Health Narratives and Implications for Public Conversations about Health? 16.?Social Media Influencers and Public Health Narratives??Part?III: Considering Pro-Social Public Health Interventions in Popular Culture??17.?Entertainment-Education and Health Issues? 18.?Soap Operas?Raising Awareness of Physical and lCä