Health communication message design : theory and practice / editor, Hyunyi Cho.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Theory-based message design -- From psychological theory to message design: lessons from the story of gain-framed and loss-framed persuasive messages -- Integrative model of behavioral prediction as a tool for designing health messages -- Health risk message design using the extended parallel process model -- Using emotional appeals in health messages -- Designing inoculation messages for health communication campaigns -- Using narratives to promote health: a culture-centric approach -- Audience-centered message design -- Cultural variance framework for tailoring health messages -- Communication theory of identity as a framework for health message design -- Religiosity, spirituality, and the design of health communication messages and interventions -- Addressing health literacy in the design of health messages -- Addressing fatalism with health messages -- Designing messages for individuals in different stages of change -- Designing high sensation value messages for the sensation seeking audience.