%0 Journal Article
%T Communicating about risks to public health
%J Medecine tropicale: revue du corps de sante colonial
%D 2004
%A Michel, R.
%A Ollivier, L.
%A Sbai Idrissi, K.
%A Meynard, Jean-Baptiste
%A Migliani, R.
%A Boutin, J. P.
%V 64
%N 6
%P 626-628
%X The goals of public health risk communication are to explain the risks, to inform a community without causing a crisis, to implicate the population in decision-making, and to improve dialogue between organizations and communities. Based on a document entitled "Communicating about risks to public health: pointers to good practice", the authors of this article review the main principles relevant to health risk communication and present a list of key points for effective management of this communication.
%G 
%I Ecole De Sante
%@ 0025-682X
%U http://dx.doi.org/