TY - BOOK AU - Sellnow, Timothy L. AU - Ulmer, Robert R.; Seeger, Matthew W.; Littlefield, Robert S. TI - Effective risk communication : : a message-centerd approach SN - 978-0-387-79726-7 AV - 363.192014 Ef36 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Springer Science+Business Media KW - Food KW - Safety measures KW - Health risk communication KW - CHEMISTRY KW - Medicine N1 - Includes index; Foreword.- Introducing a Message-Centered Approach to Risk Communication.- Best Practices for Risk Communication.- Multiple Audiences for Risk Messages.- The Case Study Approach.- Cryptosporidium: Unanticipated Risk Factors.- Hurricane Katrina: Risk Communication in Response to a Natural Disaster.- New Zealand Beef Industry: Risk Communication in Response to a Terrorist Hoax.- Odwalla: The Long Term Implications of Risk Communication.- Toward a Practice of Mindfulness.- Ethical Considerations in Risk Communications.- Future Directions for Risk Communication.- Index N2 - Written for those charged with delivering risk messages to the public, this book constructs a communication-based approach to the subject. It establishes a message-centered focus and uses a best-practice approach as a grounded theory for process improvement ER -