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The Principles of Risk Communication: IGNORING THEM CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH!
Author(s) -
Grimm Michael W.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2005.tb10861.x
Subject(s) - risk communication , agency (philosophy) , hazardous waste , health communication , crisis communication , health risk , public health , public relations , health protection , business , environmental health , risk analysis (engineering) , engineering , political science , medicine , sociology , waste management , social science , nursing
This article discusses the principles of risk communication, which involve public health, behavioral science, and communication. Seven basic rules of risk communication are provided, along with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Drinking Water Academy website, and AWWA's website for its 2005 seminar on crisis communications.