科學和健康訊息的生產與詮釋是當代公民社會中最重要的議題之一，具備轉譯科學與健康資訊的識能也是當代公民必須具備的重要技能。「健康傳播、社會與文化」整合傳播研究、科技社會研究，以及公共衛生等相關理論與方法，提供學生一個跨社會文化的學習取徑。本課程有四項主要規劃：課程首先將會討論媒體中介與再現、訊息製作、以及平台新聞學等理論。第二，課程將教導學生如何閱讀科技及醫療社會學重要原典。第三，課程將安排媒體業師以及非政府組織前線工作者，分享他們的媒體實務經驗。最後，學生會在為期三週的期末工作坊中，實際演練科學與健康資訊產製的過程，並設計符合不同媒介文類的健康訊息（包括新聞、臉書、Instagram以及網路迷因）。透過不同學習路徑，學生將習得影響個人與群體健康之重要社會行為與社區因素(HBCS-A)，並能針對社會與行為科學計畫的多重目標與多層次介入，確認個人、組織團體與社區等不同層次的考量與資源(HBCS -C)有所認識。本課程中文授課。
The production and interpretation of scientific and health information are essential for the proper functioning of today's civil society. Thus, responsible citizens should possess foundational skills to dissect and make sense of scientific and medical messages. This course adopts a socio-cultural perspective, integrating scholarship from Communication Studies, Science and Technology Studies (STS), and Public Health to provide an overview of theories and methods related to health and medical practices in today's world. The course is designed to focus on four aspects of learning trajectories. Firstly, the course material covers theories of mediation, behavioral interventions, and message formations. Secondly, students will read classic STS and sociological projects, including Susan Sontag's Illness as Metaphor. Thirdly, the course invites media industry experts and non-governmental organizations practitioners to share their experiences with health and scientific translations and message production. Finally, in a three-week workshop, the course provides students with hands-on opportunities to produce tailored health-science messages for targeted audiences. Through an integrated approach and training, students will learn how to identify key socio-behavioral and community factors that affect the health of individuals and populations (HBCS-A) and identify individual, organizational, and community concerns and resources for multiple targets and levels of intervention for social and behavioral science programs (HBCS-C).