TY - JOUR
T1 - Communicating about infectious disease threats: Insights from public health information officers
AU - Jin, Yan
AU - Austin, Lucinda
AU - Vijaykumar, Santosh
AU - Jun, Hyoyeun
AU - Nowak, Glen
N1 - Funding Information:
This project is funded by the Owens Institute for Behavioral Research (OIBR), University of Georgia, Athens, GA .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2019/3/1
Y1 - 2019/3/1
N2 - The public health communication challenges that arise in times of infectious disease threats (IDTs) were examined using the Risk Amplification through Media Spread (RAMS) Framework and in-depth phone interviews with 40 national, state, and local public health information officers (PIOs). Interviewees shared their experiences and insights related to how IDTs are communicated to the public, including the different types of traditional and social media used, how they develop and assess IDT messages, and their perceptions regarding the IDT risk amplification process. Theoretical and practical implications for health public relations and public health communication are discussed.
AB - The public health communication challenges that arise in times of infectious disease threats (IDTs) were examined using the Risk Amplification through Media Spread (RAMS) Framework and in-depth phone interviews with 40 national, state, and local public health information officers (PIOs). Interviewees shared their experiences and insights related to how IDTs are communicated to the public, including the different types of traditional and social media used, how they develop and assess IDT messages, and their perceptions regarding the IDT risk amplification process. Theoretical and practical implications for health public relations and public health communication are discussed.
KW - Health communication
KW - Health information officers
KW - Infectious disease threats
KW - Risk amplification
KW - Social media
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pubrev.2018.12.003
DO - 10.1016/j.pubrev.2018.12.003
M3 - Article
SN - 0363-8111
VL - 45
SP - 167
EP - 177
JO - Public Relations Review
JF - Public Relations Review
IS - 1
ER -