Open AccessObservations from Wuhan: An Adaptive Risk and Crisis Communication System for a Health Emergency
Author(s) -
Hui Zhang,
Yingxiang Li,
Chris Dolan,
Zhijun Song
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s287637
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , context (archaeology) , complex adaptive system , communications system , online and offline , business , crisis communication , public policy , knowledge management , public relations , process management , computer science , political science , telecommunications , geography , law , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology , artificial intelligence
With the rapid spread of COVID-19 across the world, the consideration of effective communication strategies from Wuhan can provide valuable insight to other countries in how to manage their risk response. This study analyzes the building of a risk communication system in Wuhan, China, to aid cross-country comparison from a policy and academic perspective.