Citation

Aakko E. WMJ Wis. Med. J. 2004; 103(1): 25-27.

Affiliation

Health Hazard Evaluation Section, Bureau of Environmental Health, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Wisconsin Medical Society)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15101463

Abstract

Risk communication is about building trust while deploying an interactive and ongoing communication process in which audience members are active participants. This interactive participation may not solve a public health crisis, but it will help reduce unwarranted fear, anxiety and distrust. Consequently, if a government agency fails to understand how to effectively communicate about health risks, their trustworthiness and credibility may suffer, and a crisis event may go from bad to worse.

Language: en