Risk Communication and Emerging Infectious Diseases: Lessons and Implications for Theory-Praxis from Avian Influenza Control

Obregon/The Handbook of Global Health Communication

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 408-425

  Chitnis, Ketan ^a  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

AI and the anticipated behavior change, from messages, failing; AI control, national AI responses, BCC, communication and dialogue; AI strategy, on outbreak risk and behavior change communication; Avian influenza virus (H5N1 HPAI Type A virus, as AI), in Southeast Asia; Global response to AI, situating prevention and control efforts; Integrated model, concepts as existing behavioral beliefs, attitudes; Risk communication approaches, and theories informing action; SARS experience, WHO and guidelines, of a potentially fatal pandemic; The Kurigram Case, community based for AI control, based on KAP; Theory praxis from AI control, lessons and implications

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872685045     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118241868.ch19     Document Type: Chapter

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