The Power of the Media in Health Communication By: Valentina Marinescu; Bianca Mitu Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9781472471536, 1472471539 eText ISBN: 9781317019503, 1317019504 Edition: 1st Copyright year: 2016 Format: EPUB Available from $ 23.18 USD SKU 9781317019503R90 Health is a contested concept that has been defined in numerous ways. The media is extremely powerful in promoting health beliefs and in creating role models for contemporary people. The ways in which health is defined or understood can have wide-ranging implications and can have an impact on issues such as health promotion or health literacy. Health presentation in the media has a significant social impact because this type of message is important in changing people's beliefs, attitudes and behaviours relating to health and in promoting health-related knowledge among the target audience. The present volume provides an interdisciplinary a Download ebook: https://ouo.io/kSEAPmz