Citation

Michel R, Ollivier L, Sbai Idrissi K, Meynard JB, Migliani R, Boutin JP. Med. Trop. (Mars) 2004; 64(6): 626-628.

Vernacular Title

Communiquer sur les risques en sante publique.

Affiliation

Département d'epidemiologie et de sante publique, Institut de medecine tropicale du Service de sante des armees, Marseille, France. imtssa.ure.@wanadoo.fr

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Ecole De Sante)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15816142

Abstract

The goals of public health risk communication are to explain the risks, to inform a community without causing a crisis, to implicate the population in decision-making, and to improve dialogue between organizations and communities. Based on a document entitled "Communicating about risks to public health: pointers to good practice", the authors of this article review the main principles relevant to health risk communication and present a list of key points for effective management of this communication.