Health, Hazards and Public Debate : Lessons for Risk communication from the BSE/CJD Saga.

The BSE(bovine spongiform encephalopathy) saga has made painfully evident the limitations of risk communication as a one way avenue where information to the public about the risks they face come after critical policy decisions have already been made. In fact communication has even been identified as...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dora, Carlos
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2006.
Temas:
Communication in public health > Europe > Case studies.
Health risk communication.
Communication en santé publique > Europe > Études de cas.
Risques pour la santé > Communication.
Communication in public health
Health risk communication
Europe
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The BSE(bovine spongiform encephalopathy) saga has made painfully evident the limitations of risk communication as a one way avenue where information to the public about the risks they face come after critical policy decisions have already been made. In fact communication has even been identified as one of the key elements of what went wrong and generated the loss of trust in government discourse and in beef in Europe. Clearly there was a need to learn from that experience and share those lessons. This challenge was taken up by the WHO and a group of European scholars, with the support of DG R.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (285 pages)
ISBN:9789289021951
9289021950

Ejemplares similares