University of Portland Bulletin 2025-2026

COM 445 Health Communication

This course investigates theoretical and practice-based evidence for the powerful role communication plays in the knowledge, maintenance, and promotion of health and wellness across individuals and communities. Students learn issues in health communication campaigns with particular attention to misinformation, public health disparities, and the consequences on health outcomes. Students will design and implement health communication research and intervention projects.

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