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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"risk communications"”.
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Chronic wasting disease as a model for the development of risk communication using the mental models approach
… chronic wasting disease (CWD) as a model for risk communication development using the mental models approach, this dissertation examines: 1) how published CWD risk communications compare to expert recommendations; 2) whether the experts and members of relevant stakeholder groups agree upon the …
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When to start freaking out : audience engagement on social media during disease outbreaks
… However, when situated against a backdrop of risk communications and sensationalized spectacle, such an emphasis also becomes concerning. This thesis examines the audience engagement considerations and practices of the media industry at present through a discussion of current social media …
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Making Information Count: Highlighting Discrepancies Between Risk Perception and Risk Communication in Combined Description/Experience Settings
A problem currently facing risk communicators is how to modify risk perception and risky behavior among people who have previously engaged in a targeted risky behavior, given that research suggests that they are more strongly influenced by their personal experience of the probabilities associated …
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Estar Con el Agua al Cuello: Spanish-Language Communications for Equitable Water Policy Development in California's Southern Central Valley
… water systems classified as failing or at risk: Kern and Tulare Counties. As a result of inadequate systems compounded with industrial contamination, residents of the area face a severe lack of access to clean drinking water. The residents of Kern and Tulare Counties, primarily low-income, …
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Understanding and improving people’s judgments of synergistic risks
Certain hazard combinations present a risk that is greater than the sum of the risk attributable to each constituent hazard. These ‘synergistic risks’ occur in several domains, can vary in magnitude, and often have life-threatening consequences. However, research concerning the extent to which …
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NCAA Division I Basketball Facility Managers' Perceptions of Terrorism
… have begun to examine security preparation and risk management plans at sporting events. However, little research has examined risk assessment and risk communication. Securing sport venues starts with an individual analyzing all the potential risks with hosting an event. How risk is communicated …
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Cultural Differences in Risk Perception: An Examination of USA and Ghanaian Perception of Risk Communication
… the awareness and need to better communicate risk and hazard information for consumer and manufacturing products. The purpose of this research was to examine cultural differences associated with risk communication and risk perception. The research observed cultural differences in hazard …