Health Communication Centers
The Center's mission is to mobilize the immense power of mass communication to motivate positive behavior change and contribute to informed public policy. The Center's best-known initiative, the Harvard Alcohol Project, conducted in collaboration with Hollywood studios and leading television networks, demonstrated how a new social concept--the designated driver-could be rapidly introduced through mass communication, promoting a new social norm that the driver does not drink.
Bayer Institue for Health Care Communication
"The mission of the Bayer Institute For Health Care Communication
is to enhance the quality of health care by improving the communication
between clinician and patient through three major activities: education,
research, and advocacy."
The Center's mission is to mobilize the immense power of mass communication to motivate positive behavior change and contribute to informed public policy. The Center's best-known initiative, the Harvard Alcohol Project, conducted in collaboration with Hollywood studios and leading television networks, demonstrated how a new social concept--the designated driver-could be rapidly introduced through mass communication, promoting a new social norm that the driver does not drink.
The Health Communication Unit
At the Centre for Health Promotion, University of Toronto - features
a particularly good "Information and Resources" section.
National Center of Cultural Competence (NCCC)
"The mission of the National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC)
is to increase the capacity of health and mental health programs to
design implement, and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent
service delivery systems."
