Health Communication (also known as Communication, Health, Communications, Health): The transfer of information from experts in the medical and public health fields to patients and the public. The study and use of communication strategies to inform and influence individual and community decisions that enhance health.

NIH MeSH · D058015Information Science

Health Communication

Also known asCommunication, Health · Communications, Health · Health Communications

Definition

The transfer of information from experts in the medical and public health fields to patients and the public. The study and use of communication strategies to inform and influence individual and community decisions that enhance health.

MeSH classification

  • L01.143.350
  • N02.208

Need clinical context, treatments, or patient-language explanation?

Ask GoDavaii AI about Health Communication

Related concepts

Blogging

Creating an INTERNET-based personal journal which may consist of reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks.

Brainwashing

A broad class of intense and often coercive tactics intended to produce profound changes in attitudes, beliefs, and emotions. Targets of suc…

Communication Barriers

Those factors, such as language or sociocultural relationships, which interfere in the meaningful interpretation and transmission of ideas b…

Computer Literacy

Familiarity and comfort in using computers efficiently.

Data Visualization

Facilitating understanding of the significance of data by placing it in a visual context. Patterns, trends and correlations that might go un…

Diffusion of Innovation

The broad dissemination of new ideas, procedures, techniques, materials, and devices and the degree to which these are accepted and used.

Digital Divide

Gap between individuals, households, businesses and geographic areas at different socioeconomic levels with regard to both their opportuniti…

Gaslighting

Form of emotional or psychological abuse where an individual (or a group) makes someone question their perceptions of reality—including thei…

Common questions about Health Communication

What does Health Communication mean in medicine?
The transfer of information from experts in the medical and public health fields to patients and the public. The study and use of communication strategies to inform and influence individual and community decisions that enhance health. This definition is taken from the National Library of Medicine's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) 2026 release, which is the standard vocabulary used to index PubMed and most medical literature.
Is Health Communication known by any other names?
Yes. Health Communication is also referred to as Communication, Health, Communications, Health, Health Communications in different clinical, research and patient-facing contexts. The MeSH descriptor groups all of these synonyms under a single canonical concept so research and records stay consistent.
Where does Health Communication sit in the medical classification?
Health Communication falls under the broader medical category "Information Science" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: L01.143.350, N02.208). Browsing the related concepts on this page takes you to neighbouring topics in the same branch of medicine.
Where can I get a plain-language explanation of Health Communication?
For a plain-language explanation of Health Communication - including symptoms, treatments and what it means for an Indian patient - ask GoDavaii's Health AI. It works in 90+ languages, is free and needs no signup. Tap "Ask GoDavaii AI about Health Communication" above.

Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D058015) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗