TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Developing a bioterrorism preparedness campaign for veterans: Using focus groups to inform materials development
JO  - Health promotion practice
A1  - dos Santos, Susan L.
A1  - Helmer, Drew A.
A1  - Fotiades, John
A1  - Copeland, Liesel
A1  - Simon, Jeffrey D.
SP  - 31
EP  - 40
VL  - 8
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1524-8399
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1524839906289075
ID  - ref1
ER  -