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Session: Risk Communication in Public Health Emergencies
5136.0: Wednesday, November 10, 2004: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Oral
Risk Communication in Public Health Emergencies
The panelists in this session will describe effective risk communication around specific and theoretical emergencies. Lessons learned from the 2001 anthrax attack and others will be discussed, along with key points in planning for risk communication in other public health emergencies.
Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to identify key components of effective risk communication and describe elements of risk communication specific to bioterrorism emergencies.
Moderator(s):Betsy Mitchell, PhD
12:30 PMCommunity has Spoken: The Demand for Open Communication Before, During, and After Public Health Emergencies  [ Recorded presentation ]
Tia B. Jenkins, BS, Kristen Clements-Nolle, PhD, MPH, Deborah Ballard-Reisch, PhD, Randall Todd, DrPH
12:48 PMLessons for Risk Communication from the 2001 Anthrax Attack: Voices of Postal Workers and Public Health Professionals  [ Recorded presentation ]
Sandra Crouse Quinn, PhD, Carol L. McAllister, PhD, Tammy Thomas, MSW, MPH
1:06 PMPublic perceptions about trust in risk communication responding to terrorist emergencies: Results of formative research  [ Recorded presentation ]
Ricardo J. Wray, PhD, Bruce W. Clements, MPH, Keri Jupka, MPH, Mary Deverman, Tony Russo, Heather A. Jacobsen, MPH
1:24 PMDesigning and Testing Components of a Bioterrorism Emergency Risk Communication System  [ Recorded presentation ]
Deborah C. Glik, ScD, Mehrnaz Davoudi, MPH, Kim Harrison, MPH, Deborah D. Riopelle, MSPH, Allison Drury, MPH, Deirdre Imershein
1:42 PMPreparedness for terrorism involving radioactive materials: Information needs, perceptions and responses of public health professionals, first responders and hospital emergency personnel
Steven M. Becker, PhD, Loretta Cormier, PhD, Herman R. Foushee, PhD, Linda Goodson, RN
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by:Public Health Nursing
CE Credits:Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 132nd Annual Meeting (November 6-10, 2004) of APHA