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The article discusses the intersection of corpus linguistics and health communication in the digital era, emphasizing the importance of authentic language use and statistical analysis in research. It outlines key concepts, techniques, and tools of corpus linguistics, providing insights into the analysis of spoken, written, and digital health communication. The book offers a comprehensive guide for researchers interested in exploring the application of corpus linguistics to health-themed discourse analysis, highlighting both the capabilities and limitations of this interdisciplinary field. [Extracted from the article]

The book review discusses "Health Communication for Social Justice: A Whole Person Activist Approach" by Vinita Agarwal, which aims to integrate health communication scholarship with social justice activism. Agarwal emphasizes a whole person health communication approach grounded in social justice activism, patient-centeredness, and cultural awareness. The book covers various aspects of health communication, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and provides insights into healthcare systems, health literacy, environmental health, telehealth, and global health challenges. Overall, the book offers a comprehensive and innovative perspective on health communication and social justice activism, making it a valuable resource for scholars and practitioners in the field. [Extracted from the article]

The article is a book review of "Unraveling: An Autoethnography of Suicide and Renewal" by M.F. Alvarez. The book is a personal account of the author's experience with madness, suicide, and recovery. It is divided into two parts, with the first part using eloquent storytelling to describe the author's descent into anxiety and self-harm. The second part reflects on the format, style, and content of the book, as well as discussing the critique of the biomedical model, rethinking agency in suicidal individuals, and the relational aspects of recovery. The reviewer praises the book for its honesty and rawness, and recommends it to both academic and general audiences interested in trauma, mental health, and autoethnography. [Extracted from the article]

"Crisis Communication Case Studies on COVID-19: Multidimensional Perspectives and Applications" is an edited volume that provides concrete examples of how the COVID-19 pandemic caused crises and how they were addressed at different levels. The book is divided into sections based on the approach of each case study, such as individual, organizational, community and regional, and national and international. The chapters cover a wide range of topics, including journalism, parenting, social media, political rhetoric, indigenous publics, the NFL, and health professionals. The book also emphasizes the importance of addressing issues of diversity in crisis communication. While the chapters provide empirical support for their findings, the reviewer suggests that more emphasis could be placed on the actions of individuals in navigating the crisis. Overall, the book is seen as a valuable resource for understanding the impact of the pandemic and the role of crisis communication. [Extracted from the article]

Pringle, Richard Larsson, Håkan Gerdin, Göran Critical Research in Sport, Health and Physical Education: How to Make a Difference, Routledge: Abingdon, 2018; 260 pp., ISBN 9781138571679 (hbk), $155.00, ISBN 9780203702598 (ebk), $57.95. These anthologies are focused on how sport stakeholders, such as academics, sport organizations, and coaches, could transform sport, specifically by applying critical sociology methodologies. [Extracted from the article]

The authors propose that training scientists to communicate effectively should include techniques for conveying information effectively to the public, visual communication (including video), and developing presentation skills to prepare them for interviews with reporters. Theory and Best Practices in Science Communication Training: edited by T. P. Newman, New York, NY, Routledge, 2009, 171 pp., $108.50 (hardback), $28.98 (electronic) ISBN: 9781351069359. McArthur et al. assert that scientists must connect with their audiences at a human level, and the authors suggest a model based on health communication training. [Extracted from the article]

Translanguaging outside the Academy: Negotiating Rhetoric and Healthcare in the Spanish Caribbean: Rachel Bloom-Pojar. Furthermore, Bloom-Pojar helpfully expands discussions of how translanguaging is both a rhetorical and ethical imperative, providing a glimpse of how language scholars may take up and apply this framework to other public contexts. Bloom-Pojar separates the rhetoric of translanguaging into four interrelated components that guide the outline for her book: relationship building, language ideologies, translation spaces, and critical reinvention (27). [Extracted from the article]

Whereas in Chapter 8, Alda highlights the improv skill of " I Yes And i " to connect team members. In Part Two, Alda begins with how he improved his ability to read others and the dark side of empathy, before getting to the details readers have been looking for since the observation games and mirror exercises in chapters 4 and 5. Alda ends his book with the advice he learned as an interviewer for PBS: avoid "jargon and curse of knowledge" (Chapter 20). [Extracted from the article]

Chapter 6 highlights the importance of maintaining a relationship between health care providers and patients and the ways in which communication technologies help do so. Chapter 3 focuses on the ways in which patients can use communication technologies to seek community support, on the one hand, and online communities can use them to provide it, on the other. Chapter 4 focuses on how communication technologies give the patient ability to share his\her feelings, experiences, and thoughts with others. [Extracted from the article]

A guide offers a wide-ranging exploration of all forms of health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article describes the Continuing Education and Training (CET) Course code: C-35474 Communication: part 1- soliciting information from the patient.

Gorman, Michael John Idea Colliders - The Future of Science Museums. Michael John Gorman was its founding director, who persuaded the university to abandon their original plans for a "shop window" celebrating recent scientific discoveries and, instead, to open a space hosting cross-disciplinary exhibitions and events. The collage form also echoes Science Gallery's model of open call curation - it reads almost like an "open call" into Gorman's mind and memory. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the book "Development and Public Health Communication," edited by Keyan Tomaselli and Colin Chasi.

A review of the book "Health Communication in the Caribbean and Beyond: A Reader," edited by Godfrey A. Steele is presented.

The article reviews the book "Core Principles of Assessment and Therapeutic Communication With Children, Parents and Families: Towards the Promotion of Child and Family Wellbeing," by Ruth Schmidt Neven.

A review is presented of the book "Talking About Health: Why Communication Matters," by Roxanne Parrott.

Se presenta una reseña del libro "Health Communication. From Theory to Practice," escrito por Renata Schiavo.

The article reviews the book "Communication As Comfort: Multiple Voices in Palliative Care," by Sandra L. Ragan, Elaine M. Wittenberg-Lyles, Joy Goldsmith and Sandra Sanchez-Reilly.

The article reviews the book "Health and the Rhetoric of Medicine," by Judy Z. Segal.