Overview

A program that focuses on how people, individually and collectively, understand and accommodate to health and illness and the role of communication and media in shaping professional health care messages and public acceptance of these messages. Includes instruction in the development and use of health-related and care-related messages and media; the goals and strategies of health care promotion; relationships, roles, situations, and social structures in the context of health maintenance and promotion; and applications to disease prevention, health advocacy, and communications concerning treatments

Colleges and Universities

Here are some of our SAGE Scholar's member schools that offer Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication and related majors.

Ashland University
Cedar Crest College
DePaul University
Dominican University
Hastings College
Juniata College
Mississippi College
Northwest Nazarene University
Trinity Christian College
Western New England University

To see the full list of schools that offer Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs majors

Careers
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
Community Health Workers
Health Education Specialists
Public Relations Specialists