| Effective health risk communication about pandemic influenza for vulnerable populations. | |
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PMID: 19797744 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The consequences of pandemic influenza for vulnerable populations will depend partly on the effectiveness of health risk communications. Strategic planning should fully consider how life circumstances, cultural values, and perspectives on risk influence behavior during a pandemic. We summarize recent scientific evidence on communication challenges and examine how sociocultural, economic, psychological, and health factors can jeopardize or facilitate public health interventions that require a cooperative public. If ignored, current communication gaps for vulnerable populations could result in unequal protection across society during an influenza pandemic. We offer insights on communication preparedness gleaned from scientific studies and the deliberations of public health experts at a meeting convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, May 1 and 2, 2008. |
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Authors:
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Elaine Vaughan; Timothy Tinker |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of public health Volume: 99 Suppl 2 ISSN: 1541-0048 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Public Health Publication Date: 2009 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-10-02 Completed Date: 2009-10-26 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1254074 Medline TA: Am J Public Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: S324-32 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, University of California, 3340 Social Ecology 2, Irvine, CA 92697, USA. evaughan@uci.edu |
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Communicable Disease Control
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methods* Consumer Health Information* Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control* Humans Influenza, Human / prevention & control* Information Dissemination Risk Factors Social Marketing* United States / epidemiology Vulnerable Populations* |
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