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...

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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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: seeking lessons from BSE/CJD for communication strategies on health and risk; A chronology of BSE policy in four countries and the European Community; Assessing public perception: issues and methods; Risk and trust: determinants of public perception; Sample surveys of public perceptions and opinion; The BSE and CJD crisis in the press; Risk communication strategies in public policy-making; Surveillance systems: their information and communication practices; Evolution and implications of public risk communication strategies on BSE.
  • Improving communication strategies and engaging with public concerns.

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