About Coalition for Health Communication
Who We Are
The
Coalition for Health Communication is an
inter-organizational task force whose mission is to
strengthen the identity and advance the field of health
communication. This organization grew out of the
recognition of the need for professionals and
practitioners to be more aware of each others'
contributions and to provide a focus for their
interaction.
The organization seeks to promote the integrity of and
advance the field of health communication while assuring
a focus on
communication
in those efforts, and while recognizing that health
communication research and practice are conducted across
numerous disciplines.
CHC Mission
The Coalition for Health Communication (CHC) is reinvigorating itself and invites you to be part of this integrative group. The CHC was created 8 years ago to strengthen the identity and advance the field of health communication. This organization grew out of the recognition of the need for researchers and practitioners to: (a) be more aware of each others’ contributions, (b) interact more with each other, (c) advance and promote the integrity of the field of health communication while assuring a focus on communication in those efforts, and (d) recognize the multi- and trans- disciplinary nature of health communication research and practice. CHC members include individual health communication researchers and practitioners, health communication graduate programs, membership societies, and associations or other health communication related organizations (NCA, ICA, APHA, and AEJMC-ComSHER). The CHC promotes the visibility of health communication research programs with its website, which identifies its member organizations, associations, and graduate programs.
CHC Organizational Goals
The goals of the CHC over the next five years are to promote health communication research in the following ways:
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Become more visible in public health and medical communities so that we can foster further understanding of health communication, create funding relationships, and teach health communication courses across disciplines.
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Create a mechanism to address hot button topics in the health policy arena by having a presence in Washington DC.
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Provide a voice for health communication research funding with DHS, HHS, and CDC by emphasizing evidence-based approaches and the science behind communication.
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Encourage community based research (grass roots) through partnerships with organizations that promote community based health research.
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Grow beyond the communication discipline and form connections with other areassuch as public health and medicine.
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Develop a set of guiding principles for health communicators to provide an ethical framework for health communication research & practice.
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