Risk Communication and Infectious Diseases in an Age of Digital Media

by Anat Gesser-Edelsburg and Yaffa Shir-Raz

Book Overview

In a digital world in which lay people have an increasingly strong voice in the public sphere, how can health organisations best exert influence to contain the outbreak and spread of infectious diseases? This book considers the challenges facing public health experts in communicating information effectively to their intended audiences in order to avert the risk of epidemic crises. Drawing on a range of global case studies, including Ebola, H1N1,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138186066
• ISBN13: 9781138186064
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"