Communicating health risks to the public : a global perspective

Communicating health risks to the public : a global perspective /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hillier, Dawn, 1950-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Aldershot, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Gower, ©2006.
Subjects:	Health risk communication Public health > Citizen participation Risk communication Health Education > methods Communication Global Health Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Public Health Administration Risk Reduction Behavior Risk-Taking

Table of Contents:

Introduction
View from the global village
Cultural meaning of risk
How do we perceive risks?
The art and science of health risk communication
The amplification of risk: styles and approaches to contemporary health risk communication
Fast cars and cool cigarettes: resilience of risky behaviour in young people
Risk communication and the media
Social life of risk communication
Communication shapes the world.