[Communicating about risks to public health].
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.
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Département d'épidémiologie et de santé publique, Institut de médecine tropicale du Service de santé des armées, Marseille, France. imtssa.ure.@wanadoo.fr
Ollivier
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Sbai Idrissi
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Meynard
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Migliani
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Boutin
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