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Communicating risk in public health emergencies : a WHO guideline for emergency risk communication (ERC) policy and practice

Title
Communicating risk in public health emergencies : a WHO guideline for emergency risk communication (ERC) policy and practice / World Health Organization.
Publication
  • Geneva : World Health Organization, [2017]
  • ©2017

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Book/TextUse in library RA423.2 .C667 2017q OversizeOff-site

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Additional Authors
World Health Organization, issuing body.
Description
xvii, 57 pages : colour illustrations; 30 cm
Summary
"During public health emergencies, people need to know what health risks they face, and what actions they can take to protect their health and lives. Accurate information provided early, often, and in languages and channels that people understand, trust and use, enables individuals to make choices and take actions to protect themselves, their families and communities from threatening health hazards"--Publisher's description
Subject
  • Health risk communication
  • Emergency medicine
  • Emergency medical services
  • Risk
  • Health Communication
  • Risk
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Emergency Medicine
  • emergency medical centers
  • Emergency medical services
  • Emergency medicine
  • Health risk communication
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction and background -- Why these guidelines were developed -- Objectives and scope of the guidelines -- Who should use these guidelines? -- Existing relevant guidelines -- How these guidelines were developed (methodology) -- Recommendations -- Plans for the disseminating and evaluating the impact of these recommendations.
ISBN
  • 9789241550208
  • 9241550201
OCLC
  • on1042559378
  • 1042559378
  • SCSB-9141144
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library