@article{ref1,
title="Developing a bioterrorism preparedness campaign for veterans: Using focus groups to inform materials development",
journal="Health promotion practice",
year="2007",
author="dos Santos, Susan L. and Helmer, Drew A. and Fotiades, John and Copeland, Liesel and Simon, Jeffrey D.",
volume="8",
number="1",
pages="31-40",
abstract="In the context of a global war on terrorism experts have focused on the potential for a bioterrorist incident to cause widespread health and psychological consequences. Preparation is critical to improving the U.S. response to future bioterrorist incidents and educating the public is recognized as a vital part of this preparedness effort. Under a grant from the U.S. Veterans Health Administration (VHA), researchers from a network of VA health care and research facilities initiated a program to develop and evaluate educational materials for veterans--including those with mental illness. This article describes the results of a series of focus groups with three veteran subpopulations of interest to characterize their concerns and information needs and summarizes the insights gained that helped guide materials development.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1524-8399",
doi="10.1177/1524839906289075",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1524839906289075"
}