Communication Plan

Abstract

The importance of communication in the healthcare area cannot be overlooked. Communication does not play an instrumental but also a ritualistic role in our life. The communication process involves an exchange of shared meanings and values. There is an important link between communication and health. Health communication is a growing field. The field recognizes theory and practice to comprehend the effectiveness of communication strategies in healthcare. The number of chronic and epidemic diseases is rapidly increasing with the passage of time. The awareness of patients plays an important role in meeting healthcare challenges. This communication plan has been designed by CDC to increase health awareness. The aim of the communication plan is to communicate a clear and effective message to the target audience. Communication Plan

This communication plan has been designed by CDC to increase health awareness. The aim of the communication plan is to communicate a clear and effective message to the target audience. CDC is developing this communication plan to help people who have suffered from the 9/11 accident. The events of September 11, 2001, affected every American citizen as well as the nation's business community. One agency whose mission was changed forever was the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Atlanta-based federal agency, which is responsible for protecting Americans against infectious diseases and other health hazards, was instantly required to retool to meet the looming threat of bioterrorism, including anthrax, smallpox, and other deadly disease agents (Institute of Medicine, 2002). The CDC is one of 11 federal agencies under the Department of Health and Human Services. The agency stores and controls the nation's stockpile of smallpox vaccine. It leads 3,000 local public health departments in devising a plan for containing an outbreak or epidemic and administering the vaccine. It must also meld its work with national security agencies, such as the CIA, the FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security. The leadership of the CDC must balance the urgent goal of preparing for a bioterrorism emergency with the agency's fundamental mission of preventing and controlling infectious disease and other health hazards. AIDS, cigarette smoking, obesity, Type II diabetes, and asthma are among the real, long-term problems that are equally crucial to public health. In addition, new threats, such as the swine and avian flu, regularly present themselves (Baker, 2006).

Objectives of the Plan

The importance of communication in the healthcare area cannot be overlooked. A number of communication strategies can be used to promote health and prevent diseases. The purpose of this plan is to use different communication strategies in order to reduce health risks. The plan also aims to overcome a number of diseases that are spreading rapidly.

Health Communication

Communication is at the heart of our daily lives. Human beings use the communication every day to exchange and receive information. Communication indicated the symbolic capacity of human beings to communicate their expressions and feelings. Communication does not play an instrumental but also a ritualistic role in our life. The communication process involves an exchange of shared meanings ...