Health Communication and Sport

Jimmy Sanderson is assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management at Texas Tech University.Melinda R. Weathers is associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Sam Houston State University.

• Chapter 1: Media Framing and Athlete Mental HealthDavid Cassilo, Kennesaw State UniversityChapter 2: Media Framing, Sport, and Public HealthTravis R. Bell, University of South FloridaJanelle Applequist, University of South FloridaChapter 3: Developing a Rhetoric of Mental Health from a Communication and Sport PerspectiveKatherine L. Lavelle, University of Wisconsin-La CrosseChapter 4: Corporate Social Responsibility and Health Promotion Campaigns among Major U.S. Professional Sporting LeaguesAdam Rugg, Fairfield UniversityChapter 5: Parents and Child Communication and Health Risks in Sport:Joseph McGlynn, University of North TexasChapter 6: Coach-Athlete Communication and Implications for HealthGregory A. Cranmer, Clemson UniversityRikishi T. Rey, Clemson UniversitySaiDatta Mikkilineni, University of AlabamaChapter 7: Why Kinesiology and Athletics Departments Should Collaborate to Advance Health EquityLarry D. Proctor, Grambling State UniversitySarah Stokowski, Cl

“Health Communication and Sport: Connections, Applications, and Opportunities” is a well-constructed amalgamation of different commentaries and perspectives, authored by 31 different scholars or practitioners, regarding the intersection of health communication and sport in various contexts. This book offers a substantial contribution to the sport communication field by providing a foundation for future scholars to delve into this realm of research. This timely collection of relevant chapters delivers breadth and depth to a variety of sport and health related communication topics, making this text extremely compatible with upper-level courses that are interested in the scholarly perspectives surrounding these issues. This resource would be an excellent addition to any university library that has a collection in sport communication or health communication.