Risk Communication and Public Health (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

Controversies about risks to public health regularly hit the news, whether about food safety, environmental issues, medical interventions, or "lifestyle" risks, such as drinking. To those trying to manage or regulate risks, public reactions sometimes seem bizarre. To the public, the behavior of those supposedly "in charge" can seem no less odd. Trust is currently at a premium.
This new edition of Risk Communication and Public Health covers the theoretical and research background, and presents a wide range of contemporary case studies and the learning experiences from these, and the political, institutional, and organizational issues they raise. It concludes with an analysis of the lessons learned and gives pointers for the future. The book offers international perspectives, and contributors include representatives from consumer organizations as well as public health practitioners and academics. This edition is substantially updated with new material and case studies, but retains the same focus--the improvement of communication and promotion of "good practice" in risk communication, in government, the health service, and elsewhere.
This second edition presents a broad view of the issues around risk communication and public health in a way that will be of interest to a range of public health practitioners, managers and policy makers, postgraduate students and academics in a number of disciplines, and those interested in environmental health.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2009
First published:	February 2010
Editors:	Peter Bennett • Kenneth Calman • Sarah Curtis • Denis Fischbacher-Smith
Dimensions:	233 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	368
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-956284-8
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General
LSN:	0-19-956284-9
Barcode:	9780199562848

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