[Risk communication of the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment during a food-related outbreak]. / Risikokommunikation des Bundesinstituts für Risikobewertung bei einem lebensmittelbedingten Ausbruch.
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz
; 56(1): 102-9, 2013 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
Information about and explanation of risks as well as the initiation of behavioral changes and preventive actions are core tasks of risk communication. During the EHEC/HUS outbreak in spring 2011, the governmental agencies responsible for risk communication mainly focused on these tasks. In general, risk communication is understood as a continuous, long-term process that aims at an adequate handling of risks. In contrast, crisis communication is focused rather on an acute event and aims at timely information and behavioral measures. During the EHEC/HUS outbreak, risk communication partly changed over to crisis communication. The risk communication activities of the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (Bundesinstitüt für Risikobewertung, BfR) during the EHEC/HUS outbreak are presented here. The results of a representative survey that was conducted in Germany shortly after the outbreak show details of the success of these risk communication activities. Finally, the necessity of communication about scientific uncertainty is addressed and new ways in risk communication with regard to new media are highlighted.
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Coleções:
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Contexto em Saúde:
1_ASSA2030
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3_ND
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Gestão de Riscos
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Surtos de Doenças
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Comunicação em Saúde
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Doenças Transmitidas por Alimentos
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Síndrome Hemolítico-Urêmica
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
De
Revista:
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article