How can communication create healthier communities? Why are some health promotion messages more persuasive than others? What are the best ways to communicate scientific findings? In this course, we will focus on public health communication theory and practice. The course will emphasize the following learning objectives: understand how to educate the public about health issues; understand and apply theories of health promotion; understand and evaluate health policy; understand, analyze, and write about health issues; examine and analyze health communication channels; and understand and apply best practices of health literacy and numeracy. Graded on A-F basis only.