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The 2021 Annual Meeting of the Health Communication Professional Committee of the Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication & The 4th “Medicine, Humanity and Media: Health China and Health Communication” International Conference (MHM 2021)
Last year (2020), the COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected the course of human civilization and highlighted the significance of health communication. In the context of the pandemic, putting people first and incorporating health communication into the construction of Healthy China is both the research core of health communication and an important driving force in absorbing and integrating academic resources and promoting the development of the academic community.
In April 2021, the Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication approved the establishment of the Health Communication Professional Committee and held its inaugural meeting on August 2nd, 2021 at Fudan University. In order to build bridges for academic exchanges, the Health Communication Professional Committee will hold the 2021 Annual Meeting of the Health Communication Professional Committee of the Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication & the 4th “Medicine, Humanity and Media: Health China and Health Communication” International Conference (MHM 2021) at Peking University from November 5th through 7th, 2021. Scholars at home and abroad are now cordially invited to contribute articles and participate in the conference to discuss the core issues, theoretical constructions, and methodologies of health communication research in the new era.
The conference will be held simultaneously in an online and offline format in accordance with the requirements of pandemic prevention and control.
Topics
Health Communication Research in the Post-Epidemic Era in Multiple Contexts
This conference encourages diverse research perspectives and welcomes (and is not limited to) studies on the following topics.
1. Doctor-patient communication and interventions in health care settings
2. Public health crisis communication and risk communication
3. Popularization of the pandemic and health science
4. Vaccination and health communication
5. Research on health communication associated with tobacco and other addictive behaviors
6. Health communication and cross-cultural communication for traditional Chinese medicine
7. Sports health communication
8. Health communication in the context of social structure and demographic change
9. Study on global health and community of common health for mankind
10. Media health narrative and strategic communication
11. Technology empowerment and health promotion of digital media
12. Other topics associated with health communication
Submission Guidelines
1. Submissions should be submitted before September 22 (Beijing time)
1) Chinese abstract (no more than 500 words, including title and keywords, APA 7th edition format);
2) English abstract (same as above);
3) Brief introduction of the author (100 words + photo) should be sent to healthcom_chinacfp@163.com. The title of the email should include the author’s name, submission topic number, and paper title (e.g., “Zhang San-4-Study on the Impact of Interpersonal Transmission on COVID-19 Vaccination”), so that it can be distributed to relevant reviewers in a timely manner. Before October 7 (Beijing time), the organizer will announce the shortlist and send invitations to the selected candidates.
2. Selected manuscripts must be submitted in full (unpublished) before October 22 (Beijing time) (5000-8000 words preferred, including title, abstract, keywords, text, and notes. National, provincial, and important fund projects should denote the project name and number. If the manuscript is signed by a research group, the names and working units of the main members of the research group must be indicated) to healthcom_chinacfp@163.com. The email title should contain the author’s name, the submission topic number, and the title of the paper.
3. This conference will cooperate with CNKI. Upon authorization of the authors, the participating papers will be included in the China Proceedings of Conference Full-text Database (CPCD) of CNKI free of charge, and the certificate of publication will be provided (see the attachment). Excellent papers will also be recommended for publication in core journals at home and abroad.
Keynote international speakers to be invited
(In no particular order)
1. K. “Vish” Viswanath, Professor, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, United States
2. Brian Quick, Professor, Department of Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
3. Thomas Friemel, Professor, Department of Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich, Switzerland
4. Martin Bauer, Professor, Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
5. Carma Bylund, Professor, Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, University of Florida, United States
Academic Committee
Chairpersons
Sun Shaojing
Professor, School of Journalism, Fudan University
President of Health Communication Professional Committee of the Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication
Xu Jing
Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Peking University
Vice President of Health Communication Professional Committee of the Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication
Members
(In alphabetical order by name)
Chen Juan
Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, South China University of Technology
Standing member of Health Communication Professional Committee of the Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication
Chen Jingqian
Associate Professor, School of Languages and Communication Studies, Beijing Jiaotong University
Standing member of Health Communication Professional Committee of the Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication
Jiang Shaohai
Assistant Professor, Department of Communications and New Media, National University of Singapore
Li Jinhui
Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Jinan University
Standing member of Health Communication Professional Committee of the Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication
Li Xiaojing
Professor, School of Media and Communication, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Standing member of Health Communication Professional Committee of the Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication
Li Zhenyi
Professor & Director, School of Communication and Culture, Royal Roads University, Canada
Mao Guoqiang
Professor, School of Culture and Health Communication, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Standing member of Health Communication Professional Committee of the Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication
Nie Jinghong
Professor, School of Communication and Design, Sun Yat-sen University
Standing member of Health Communication Professional Committee of the Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication
Qiu Hongfeng
Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Xiamen University
Standing member of Health Communication Professional Committee of the Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication
Wang Fan
Researcher, Department of Politics, East China Normal University
Standing member of Health Communication Professional Committee of the Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication
Zhao Xiaoquan
Professor, Department of Communication, George Mason University, United States
Zhang Di
Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Renmin University of China
Standing member of Health Communication Professional Committee of the Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication
Zhou Min
Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Beijing Normal University
Standing member of Health Communication Professional Committee of the Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication
Zhou Yuqiong
Professor, School of Media and Communication, Shenzhen University
Standing member of Health Communication Professional Committee of the Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication
Supporting Academic Journals
(In no particular order)
1. Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication, CJJC
2. Journalism Bimonthly
3. Modern Communication
4. Journalism Evolution
Related conference information
1. Registration fee: There is no registration fee for this conference, please pay for your own transportation and accommodation.
2. Conference Time: November 5-7, 2021. Please check in on November 5 and participate in the conference on November 6-7.
3. Location: ZHONGGUANYUAN GLOBAL VILLAGE PKU
4. Contact information for the conference team:
zengyp@pku.edu.cn, (86)10-62753570 Mr. Zeng
Health Communication Professional Committee of the Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication
School of Journalism and Communication, Peking University
August 10, 2021
