Taipei’s Use of a Multi-Channel Mass Risk Communication Program to Rapidly Reverse an Epidemic of Highly Communicable Disease

2011 ◽  
pp. 117-136
Author(s):  
Muh-Yong Yen ◽  
Tsung-Shu Wu ◽  
Allen Chiu ◽  
Wing-Wai Wong ◽  
Po-En Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Communication ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Communication Program

scholarly journals Taipei's Use of a Multi-Channel Mass Risk Communication Program to Rapidly Reverse an Epidemic of Highly Communicable Disease

PLoS ONE ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. e7962 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muh-Yong Yen ◽  
Tsung-Shu Joseph Wu ◽  
Allen Wen-Hsiang Chiu ◽  
Wing-Wai Wong ◽  
Po-En Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Communication ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Communication Program

scholarly journals Users’ perceptions about receiving personalized depression risk information: findings from a qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Eccles ◽  
Doaa Nadouri ◽  
Molly Nannarone ◽  
Bonnie Lashewicz ◽  
Norbert Schmitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Risk Score ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Risk Information ◽  
Depression Risk ◽  
Communication Program ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Objectives To understand users’ perceptions about receiving their personalized depression risk score and to gain an understanding about how to improve the efficiency of risk communication from the user perspective. Methods A qualitative study embedded in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) on evaluating the impact of providing personalized depression risk information on psychological harms and benefits. The participants (20 males and 20 females) were randomly selected from the intervention arm of the RCT after the 12-month assessment. The qualitative interviews were conducted through telephone, audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. We conducted a content analysis to describe the content and contextual meaning of data collected from participants. Results The first theme explained the motivation for receiving a risk score. Most participants chose to receive their personalised depression risk score with the goal of improving their self-awareness. The results revealed three sub-themes surrounding perceptions and implication of receiving their risk score: positive, negative, and neutral. Most participants found that receiving their score was positive because it improved their awareness of their mental health, but some participants could see that some people would have negative feelings when getting the score causing them to be more likely to get depression. The final theme focussed on improvements including: the best delivery methods, having resources and strategies, and targeting younger people. Conclusion The most significant motivation for, and benefit of receiving one’s personalized depression risk score was improved awareness of one’s mental health. A comprehensive risk communication program may improve the uptake and maximize the impact on behavior changes and risk reduction.

Fundamentals for Establishing a Risk Communication Program

1997 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 473-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. L. Ng ◽  
D. M. Hamby
Keyword(s):  
Risk Communication ◽  
Communication Program

Risk Communication and Media in Pandemics

2021 ◽  
pp. 140-149
Author(s):  
Hülya Şirin ◽  
Seçil Özkan
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Crisis Communication ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Human Perception ◽  
Daily Routines ◽  
Treatment Risk ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Common

Pandemics as global crises affect our daily routines and practices nowadays. On 11 March 2020, WHO announced the COVID-19 as a pandemic. As the COVID-19 is a communicable disease, public health practices constitute the major preventive mechanism as primary protection besides treatment. Risk communication is essential for public awareness, preventive measures, and containing the outbreak during the pandemic. In a broader aspect, “crisis and risk communication” corresponds to a greater frame that consists of urgent crisis communication, empowering the decision-making process, and building a communication network between the experts and the common. The media plays an important role in conveying information amongst the risk communication experts, administrators, and the common. Pandemic is a dynamic period. In this period, changes are possible in human perception, sensitivity levels, and behaviors. Uncertainty is present in this course. To overcome this uncertainty, correct risk communication with media collaboration is essential.

Research on preliminary study for the development of a risk communication program for radon

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 375-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyuntak Kim ◽  
◽  
Cheolmin Lee ◽  
Myunghee Kwon ◽  
Taehyun Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Communication ◽  
Communication Program ◽  
Preliminary Study

Hormesis and risk communication

2003 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ortwin Renn
Keyword(s):  
Risk Communication ◽  
Dose Response ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Communication Program ◽  
Toxic Agents ◽  
Context Variables ◽  
Different Types ◽  
High Doses

Hormesis has been defined as a dose-response relationship in which there is a stimulatory response at low doses, but an inhibiting response at high doses, resulting in a U or inverted U-shaped dose response. Toxic agents that are detrimental to human health above certain threshold levels may induce positive effects at a dose that is significantly lower than the NOAEL level. In spite of the evidence for hormesis effects, the topic is still a matter of high controversy among toxicologists. Facing this ambiguity, the article raises the question: how should risk communication be arranged in a situation of high ambiguity, lack of empirical certainty about the effects, major policy dilemmas and significant equity problems? The article summarizes the main results of risk communication research and applies these results to the question of hormesis. First, it explains the main context variables that impact on the success or failure of any risk communication program. These refer to i) the levels of the risk debate, ii) the socio-political style of regulation, iii) different types of audiences, and iv) subcultural prototypes. Secondly, the paper addresses the major functions of risk communication: i) dealing with public perception; ii) gaining trust and credibility; iii) involving stakeholders in the communication process. The last section draws some conclusions for improving risk communication on issues of hormesis.

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