Communicating for Better Health provides a comprehensive, theoretically sound, and highly readable discussion of health communication in an ever-changing health care industry.

With the advent of technology, consumerism, and managed care, relationships between health care participants have become increasingly problematic, with serious potential implications for care. This text offers a thoughtful and thought-provoking analysis of the issues and aspects of the field and explains how they influence and impact each other and other health care participants.

Writing in a style widely praised by reviewers who “couldn't wait to read more,” Beck uses specific examples — including a personal narrative that unfolds throughout the text — to inspire students to read, reflect, and re-examine the complexity of contemporary health communication.