Open AccessCommunicating With the Public About Emerging Health Threats: Lessons From the Pre-Event Message Development Project
Author(s) -
Ricardo J. Wray,
Steven Becker,
Neil Henderson,
Deborah C. Glik,
Keri Jupka,
Sarah Middleton,
C. R. Jr Henderson,
A. Cooper Drury,
Elizabeth W. Mitchell
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2006.107102
Subject(s) - public health , preparedness , public relations , risk communication , focus group , call to action , environmental health , health communication , action (physics) , medicine , business , psychology , political science , nursing , marketing , physics , quantum mechanics , law
We sought to better understand the challenges of communicating with the public about emerging health threats, particularly threats involving toxic chemicals, biological agents, and radioactive materials.