Public communication in unplanned biomass burning events

Authors: Damon, Scott A.¹; Naylor, Roger²; Therriault, Shannon³

Source: Inhalation Toxicology, Volume 22, Number 2, February 2010 , pp. 113-116(4)

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Abstract:

Public communication related to emergency, unplanned, or “wildfire“ biomass burning is best understood as a function of the audience for that communication. Two enduring communication models, the Health Belief Model and the Stages of Change or Transtheoretical Model, are instructive in analyzing and preparing differing communication response strategies that are indicated for communities with varying degrees of experience in responding to unplanned biomass burning smoke events.

Keywords: Emergency; public notification; response; unplanned burn

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/08958370903008896

Affiliations: 1: 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA 2: 2Georgia Department of Human Resources Southeast Health District, Waycross, Georgia, USA 3: 3Missoula, Montana, City-County Health Department, Missoula, Montana, USA

Publication date: 2010-02-01

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