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Communicating risks and benefits: An evidence-based user's guide

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog111871
Fischhoff, Baruch, Brewer, Noel T., Downs, Julie S.(eds.). Maryland, USA: FDA, US Department of Health & Human Services , 2011.
Website
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/Risk communication book remediated2.pdf
Material Type
Book
Online
Effective risk communication is essential to the well-being of any organization and those people who depend on it. Ineffective communication can cost lives, money, and reputations. Communicating Risks and Benefits: An Evidence-Based User's Guide provides the scientific foundations for effective …
Website
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/Risk communication book remediated2.pdf
Website Notes
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Author
Fischhoff, Baruch
Brewer, Noel T.
Downs, Julie S.(eds.)
Corporate Author
Food & Drug Administration (FDA), US Department of Health & Human Services
Place of Publication
Maryland, USA
Publisher
FDA, US Department of Health & Human Services
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
PDF file: 242 p.
Subject
Leadership/Coaching
Communication
Abstract
Effective risk communication is essential to the well-being of any organization and those people who depend on it. Ineffective communication can cost lives, money, and reputations. Communicating Risks and Benefits: An Evidence-Based User's Guide provides the scientific foundations for effective communication.
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Websites
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Health literacy in Canada: A primer for students

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114638
Hoffman-Goetz, Laurie, Donelle, Lorie, Ahmed, Ruksana. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Scholars' Press Inc. , 2014. 1st ed.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF IA 850 HOF 2014
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Why do we need health literacy? Through a health promotion and social justice lens, Laurie Hoffman-Goetz, Lorie Donelle, and Rukhsana Ahmed describe health literacy as an increasingly important determinant of health and highlight the necessity of health literacy skills for ensuring equitable access…
Author
Hoffman-Goetz, Laurie
Donelle, Lorie
Ahmed, Ruksana
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
Paperback, 248 p.,ill.
Subject
Patient Education
Patient-Health Care Practitioner Relations. Doctor-Patient Relations.
Leadership/Coaching
Abstract
Why do we need health literacy? Through a health promotion and social justice lens, Laurie Hoffman-Goetz, Lorie Donelle, and Rukhsana Ahmed describe health literacy as an increasingly important determinant of health and highlight the necessity of health literacy skills for ensuring equitable access to health care information and services. This core text offers a critical examination of how culture, ethnicity, social media applications, and the literacy and digital divides affect individuals? ability to secure health information, services, and support. Health Literacy in Canada will inform the way we respond to public health issues in Canada and around the world. This pedagogically rich and highly accessible text is ideal for use in upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in public health, health promotion, health communication, risk communication and perception, and gerontology.
ISBN
9781551305592
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF IA 850 HOF 2014

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Copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Study and Learning Commons Available
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