Effective Risk Communication [electronic resource] : A Message-Centered Approach /
Sellnow, Timothy L.author.
Ulmer, Robert R.author.
Seeger, Matthew W.author.
Littlefield, Robert.author.
"As we face the threats and concerns posed by terrorism in a post 9/11 world, risk communication is becoming much more important as an intervention and mitigation strategy. Risk communication is now something that governments, the private sector and other stakeholders need to think about before, during and after a natural or intentional catastrophic event. While intentional contamination of the food supply to cause harm represents some unique challenges due to the personal nature of the threat, the concepts and examples covered in this book extend across potential events to provide a framework for how to begin thinking about the expanded importance of risk communication." Shaun Kennedy, Director, National Center for Food Protection and Defense The overlying purpose of this book is to construct a communication based approach to risk communication. In doing so, this book establishes a message-centered focus to risk communication. Section one of the book establishes definitions and parameters of risk communication, identifies the complex audience expectations for risk messages, and introduces a model of best practices for effective risk communication. In section two, the best practices are applied in four robust case studies. Section three includes chapters devoted to developing a mindful approach to risk communication, ethical considerations of risk communication, and a final chapter that discusses future developments of risk communication. This book is written for practitioners who are charged with creating and delivering risk messages to the general public; instructors who teach the following courses: Food Safety, Public Health, Health Communication, Risk Communication, Political Communication, Emergency Management; and also scholars who write in the areas of risk and crisis communication.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Conceptualizing a Message-Centered Approach to Risk Communication -- Introducing a Message-Centered Approach to Risk Communication -- Best Practices for Risk Communication -- Multiple Audiences for Risk Messages -- Cases in Risk Communication -- The Case Study Approach -- Cryptosporidium: Unanticipated Risk Factors -- Hurricane Katrina: Risk Communication in Response to a Natural Disaster -- New Zealand Beef Industry: Risk Communication in Response to a Terrorist Hoax -- Odwalla: The Long-Term Implications of Risk Communication -- ConAgra: Audience Complexity in Risk Communication -- Applications of a Message-Centered Approach to Risk Communication -- Toward a Practice of Mindfulness -- Ethical Considerations in Risk Communication -- Future Directions.
"As we face the threats and concerns posed by terrorism in a post 9/11 world, risk communication is becoming much more important as an intervention and mitigation strategy. Risk communication is now something that governments, the private sector and other stakeholders need to think about before, during and after a natural or intentional catastrophic event. While intentional contamination of the food supply to cause harm represents some unique challenges due to the personal nature of the threat, the concepts and examples covered in this book extend across potential events to provide a framework for how to begin thinking about the expanded importance of risk communication." Shaun Kennedy, Director, National Center for Food Protection and Defense The overlying purpose of this book is to construct a communication based approach to risk communication. In doing so, this book establishes a message-centered focus to risk communication. Section one of the book establishes definitions and parameters of risk communication, identifies the complex audience expectations for risk messages, and introduces a model of best practices for effective risk communication. In section two, the best practices are applied in four robust case studies. Section three includes chapters devoted to developing a mindful approach to risk communication, ethical considerations of risk communication, and a final chapter that discusses future developments of risk communication. This book is written for practitioners who are charged with creating and delivering risk messages to the general public; instructors who teach the following courses: Food Safety, Public Health, Health Communication, Risk Communication, Political Communication, Emergency Management; and also scholars who write in the areas of risk and crisis communication.
Food—Biotechnology.
Chemistry.
Medicine.
Food Science.
Chemistry/Food Science, general.
Medicine/Public Health, general.