Risk Communication and Meaning of Health Equity

I really enjoyed today's activity. Risk means the probability that a substance or human activity may result in adverse health effects for a given population. Risk communication for public health emergencies encompasses the range of communication capacities required during the preparedness, response, and recovery phases of a serious public health event to encourage informed decision making, positive behaviour change, and the maintenance of trust. Risk communication was once thought to be primarily concerned with disseminating information to the public about health risks and events, such as…