title: Public communication in unplanned biomass burning events.
abstract: Public communication related to emergency, unplanned, or "wildfire" biomass burning is best understood as a function of the audience for that communication. Two enduring communication models, the Health Belief Model and the Stages of Change or Transtheoretical Model, are instructive in analyzing and preparing differing communication response strategies that are indicated for communities with varying degrees of experience in responding to unplanned biomass burning smoke events.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. scd3@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Damon
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Naylor
authors.forename: Shannon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Therriault
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis; D001294:Attitude to Health; D018533:Biomass; D003142:Communication; D004190:Disasters; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005390:Fires; D005845:Georgia; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009009:Montana; D011634:Public Health; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012906:Smoke / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D012906:Smoke