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Search Health Communication Article Databases

• Communication Abstracts 
• Communication & Mass Media Complete  
• CINAHL 
• PubMed
• CABI Global Health
• Cochrane Library

Browse Selected Journals in Health Communication

• American Journal of Public Health
• Cases in Public Health Communication & Marketing
• Communication Studies
• Health Communication
• Journal of Health Communication

Find Books in Health Communication

Library Catalog

Use the following suggested subjects to search the Online Library Catalog.

• Communication in Medicine 
• Communication in Public Health 
• Health Risk Communication

Other Library Catalogs

I-Share
Search for books and borrow freely from other college and university libraries in Illinois.

WorldCat
Search for books all over the world and initiate an automatic Interlibrary Loan request.

Selected E-Books in Health Communication

• Pink Book:  Making Health Communication Programs Work
• Healthy People 2020: Topics & Objectives: Health Communication and Health Information Technology
• Health Communication
• Communication in Cancer Care
• Health Literacy, eHealth, and Communication : Putting the Consumer First
• Talking About Health : Why Communication Matters
• Communication in Healthcare Settings : Policy, Participation, and New Technologies

Selected Print Books in Health Communication

• Essentials of Public Health Communication
• Health Communication:  From Theory to Practice
• Health Communication in the 21st Century
• Communicating to Manage Health and Illness 

Find Web Resources in Health Communication

Government Resources 

• CDC's Gateway to Health Communication & Social Marketing Practice
• Health Communication Activities, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
• National Center for Health Marketing
• Clear Communication: an NIH Health Literacy Initiative
• National Prevention Information Network, Health Communication Strategies

Associations and Organizations

• National Communication Association, Health Communication Division
• Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch (HCIRB), National Cancer Institute
• Coalition for Health Communication 

Research Centers

• Harvard School of Public Health, Center for Health Communication
• Annenberg Public Policy Center, Health Communication Area
• Annenberg National Health Communication Survey (ANHCS)
• University of Michigan Library Research guide, Improving Health Literacy

Local Links

• Champaign-Urbana Public Health District 
• University of Illinois Online MA Program in Health Communication  

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Last modified by: Kelly McCusker on 12/3/12