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Harner, MD Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience University of the Sciences Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Editor, Chapter Contributor Parvanta, MPH Annenberg School of Communication University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Editor, Chapter Contributor Public Health Service Bethesda, Maryland Editor, Chapter Contributor Nelson, MD, MPH Director, Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Captain, U.S. Parvanta, PhD Professor and Chair, Department of Behavioral & Social Sciences University of the Sciences Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lead Author and Editorĭavid E. Essentials of Public Health Communication Claudia F.