,,Risk Communication in the Early Stages of the H1N1 (Swine Flu) Alert : How Effective Were State and Local Public Health Departments?

Risk Communication in the Early Stages of the H1N1 (Swine Flu) Alert : How Effective Were State and Local Public Health Departments?


 

Publication Date: January 2009

Publisher: RAND Corporation

Author(s): Jeanne S. Ringel; Elizabeth Trentacost; Nicole Lurie

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Type: Brief

Abstract:

Presents an assessment of how effectively state and local health departments communicated information regarding the April 2009 H1N1 virus (swine flu) outbreak via the Web to their constituents.