Risk Communication
Risk communication is an interactive process of exchange of information and opinion on risk among risk assessors, risk managers, and other interested parties. The following are some resources on risk communication.Related sites
Towards a safer world
PAHO portal on Risk Communication
Flu.gov portal on Risk Communication
Peter Sandman's portal on Risk Communication
Presentations
- Communication Priorities and Challenges: Capacity Building--a Global and Regional Perspective, PowerPoint presentation by Jesus Lopez-Macedo, Natalie Fol, Sharad Agarwal, and Ketan Chitnis, “WHO Risk Communication and Capacity Building meeting” Lyon, France, 16-18 March 2011
- Partner Insights--FAO Risk Communication Seminar PowerPoint Presentation by Susan MacKay
Articles and Reports
- Coping with risks posed by avian influenza and other infectious diseases, FAO
- Risk and outbreak communication: lessons from alternative paradigms, Thomas Abraham, WHO Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2009;87:604-607
- WHO's Outbreak Communication Planning Guide
- Communicating in a Crisis: Risk Communication Guidelines for Public Officials, US Dept of Health and Human Services
- Bird Flu: Communicating the Risk, Peter Sandman and Jody Lanard
Training materials
- Risk Communication Guide (Guía para la elaboración de la estrategia de comunicación de riesgos), PAHO-CID-CDC, 2001 (in Spanish)
- IHR: Risk Communication for Public Health Emergencies, Workshop Facilitator's Guide, WHO/PAHO, 2010
- Risk Communication, provided by Johns Hopkins Public Health Preparedness Programs
- Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication (CERC), provided by CDC
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