Celebrity Health Narratives and the Public Health

Christina S. Beck, Stellina M. A. Chapman, Nathaniel Simmons, Kelly E. Tenzek, Stephanie M. Ruhl

"We follow celebrities on Twitter and Facebook, watch them on television and read about them in supermarket checkout lines. Offering the first extensive look at celebrity health sagas, this book examines the ways in which their stories become our stories, influencing public perception and framing dialog about wellness, disease and death"--