Health Communication: A Handbook for Health Professionals

by Peter G. Northouse

This second edition of Health Communicationhas been written for people who are interested in understanding and improving communication in health care settings. The book recognizes that the increasingly complex and multifaceted nature of healthcare delivery requires professionals to have a broad understanding of communication. It also recognizes that technological advances in health care demand high levels of sophistication in how people communicate with each other about health issues. Since our first edition, the demands for effective communication in health care have continued to increase. This text is written to address these communication issues.

Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Peter G. Northouse is a professor emeritus of communication in the School of Communication at Western Michigan University. For more than 25 years he taught leadership and interpersonal and organizational communication at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition to publications in professional journals he is the author of Leadership: Theory and Practice (9th ed.) and Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice (6th ed.) and co-author of Health Communication: Strategies for Health Professionals (3rd ed.). His scholarly and curricular interests include models of leadership, leadership assessment, ethical leadership, and leadership and group dynamics. He has worked as a consultant in a variety of areas, including leadership development, leadership education, conflict management, and health communication. He holds a doctorate in speech communication from the University of Denver and master’s and bachelor’s degrees in communication education from Michigan State University.