… health communication and it seems odd to say health professionals intend to make their
language vague, we prefer the term elastic language … the vagueness of language in terms of …

… This paper contributes to the field of health communication by providing a greater
understanding about health messaging directed at rural, low-income families, an understudied and …

… For the broader understanding of science communication in the context of public health,
we demonstrate that the SCL framework is generalizable enough to account for knowledge …

… and other aspects of communication, it is critical for medical schools to develop curricula …
in health communication science, linguistics, and social science. To operationalize language …

… aim of developing model text for plain language communication with the public about uses
of consented and non-consented health and health-related data. We encourage interested …

… between health literacy and health communication and … health literacy has on the health
communication body of knowledge. One recent review of health literacy for communication was …

… Expert stakeholders consider that changes to language used at the point of care can
alleviate the stigma of obesity within the health-care system and support improved outcomes for …

… The present research focuses on the language of health communication, comparing positive
language – one that praises the target’s current healthy behaviours, as in ‘You have done a …

… ' professionals employed in many industries that intersect with health communication,
including media, public relations, healthcare professions, social science occupations, community …

… & Makoni, Citation2019) are timely social actions that prompt us to reflect on our views
towards language(s) and practices as language educators, researchers and colleagues. …