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 together a wide variety of perspectives on risk communication, from the health professions, academia, campaigning organisations, government and its advisory committees, independent consultancies and think tanks. It should be of interest not only to those involved in risk assessment or communication but to anyone interested in the role of science and the media in the political process, and how one bit of ""the system"" is responding to demands for greater openness and participation. While each chapter is self- contained, the discussion moves progressively through: an introduction to risk communication as a topic of research studies of prominent cases and the lessons to be drawn from them contributions to the wider debate about procedures, power and institutions proposals for promoting ""good practice"" in risk communication, in Government, the Health Service and elsewhere."

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Author:   Peter Bennett ,  Kenneth C. Calman ,  Vice Chancellor and Warden, University of Durham)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.429kg
ISBN:  

9780198508991

ISBN 10:   0198508999
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   01 May 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780199562848
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

"Readership Primary markets: health professionals, both scientific and administrative health & health service managers communications staff (public and private sector) consumer / food / environmental groups pharmaceutical industry risk analysts / researchers / consultants others promoting ""public understanding of science"" academics (as under ""students"" below). Secondary markets: should appeal to general readership for ""popular science"" - typical New Scientist reader students - medical, politics / political science, environmental studies etc, social sciences, psychology, media studies OUP rights World"

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This book is packed with information. It has been well constructed by the editors and brings together a wide variety of perspectives from a very impressive list of authors... it is highly readable, densely packed and valuable source of reference and learning... It comes highly recommended as an addition to the bookshelf for all public health practitioners. Teri Knight, Health Services Management Centre in the Royal Society of Medicine 15, 67-70

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