Communicating Health Risks to the Public
Subtitle: A Global Perspective
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Gower Publishing Company
Published: December 21, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 145
ISBN-13: 9780566086724
Subjects: Public health & preventive medicine; Health Care Delivery; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Citizen participation; Health risk communication; Public Health; Risk communication
First sentence: The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified ten leading risk factors for preventable death and disease worldwide: maternal and child underweight; unsafe sex; high blood pressure; tobacco; alcohol; unsafe water, poor sanitation and hygiene; high cho