*CFP* EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2019

European Conference on Health Communication 2019

Biannual Meeting of the Health Communication Temporary Working Group of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA)

Annual Conference of the Health Communication Division of the German Communication Association (DGPuK)

13 to 15 November 2019,

University of Zurich (UZH), Department of Communication and Media Research (IKMZ)

The Department of Communication and Media Research at the University of Zurich (IKMZ) is delighted to host the European Conference on Health Communication (ECHC) 2019 in Zurich, Switzerland, from 13 to 15 November 2019. The conference of the Health Communication Temporary Working Group of the ECREA and the Health Communication Division of the DGPuK has a thematic focus on social aspects of health communication. It will provide a platform for discussing the interrelations between health, health communication, and people’s social contexts on various levels and from diverse perspectives. With the aim to represent the full scope of current health communication research, the ECHC also welcomes research on further issues of health communication.

Thematic panels on social aspects of health communication

The conference aims to address the complexity of individuals’ social contexts and the full breadth of communication – ranging from interpersonal communication to mass media, online to offline, intended to unintended etc. It therefore calls for proposals analyzing the interrelations between social aspects, different forms of health-related communication, and health at the individual, interpersonal, and societal level.

Open panels

Besides submissions that address the thematic focus, the conference invites proposals presenting research on current issues of health communication. Especially welcome are contributions presenting a European perspective. This may include case studies from European countries, comparative studies, and Pan-European initiatives.

Timeline

Submission deadline: 15 June 2019

Notification of acceptance: 31 August 2019

Registration deadline: 20 October 2019

Conference: 13 to 15 November 2019

Complete CFP pdf.