Risk Communication and Public Health

by Denis Smith, Sarah Curtis, Kenneth C. Calman, et al.

Book Overview

Controversies about risks to public health regularly hit the news, whether about food safety, environmental issues, medical interventions, or "lifestyle" risks such as drinking. To those trying to manage or regulate risks, public reactions sometimes seem bizarre. To the public, the behaviour of those supposedly "in charge" can seem no less odd. Trust is currently at a premium. This new paperback edition of Risk Communication and Public Health brings...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198508999
• ISBN13: 9780198508991
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.9" x 0.7" x 8.9"