title: [Communicating about risks to public health].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Département d'épidémiologie et de santé publique, Institut de médecine tropicale du Service de santé des armées, Marseille, France. imtssa.ure.@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Michel
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ollivier
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sbai Idrissi
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Meynard
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Migliani
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Boutin
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D011639:Public Opinion; D012307:Risk Factors