TY - JOUR
T1 - Effective Risk Communication in Children's Environmental Health
T2 - Lessons Learned from 9/11
AU - Galvez, Maida P.
AU - Peters, Richard
AU - Graber, Nathan
AU - Forman, Joel
PY - 2007/2
Y1 - 2007/2
N2 - In situations with visible threats to children's health, pediatric health care providers must be prepared to communicate the health risks of environmental exposures. Several factors influence the effectiveness of such discussions: whether the individual providing the information is considered a reliable source, the familiarity of the physician and parent/guardian with these issues, and the limited research specifically assessing risk of exposure in childhood. This article describes the theory behind effective risk communication using examples from events following September 11, 2001. It shares lessons learned and provides a template for risk communication that can guide pediatric providers.
AB - In situations with visible threats to children's health, pediatric health care providers must be prepared to communicate the health risks of environmental exposures. Several factors influence the effectiveness of such discussions: whether the individual providing the information is considered a reliable source, the familiarity of the physician and parent/guardian with these issues, and the limited research specifically assessing risk of exposure in childhood. This article describes the theory behind effective risk communication using examples from events following September 11, 2001. It shares lessons learned and provides a template for risk communication that can guide pediatric providers.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33846895230&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.pcl.2006.11.003
DO - 10.1016/j.pcl.2006.11.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17306682
AN - SCOPUS:33846895230
SN - 0031-3955
VL - 54
SP - 33
EP - 46
JO - Pediatric Clinics of North America
JF - Pediatric Clinics of North America
IS - 1
ER -