A literature review on effective risk communication for the prevention and control of communicable diseases in Europe Insights into health communication: technical report – European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control – January 2013
Infanti J, Sixsmith J, Barry MM, Núñez-Córdoba J, Oroviogoicoechea-Ortega C, Guillén-Grima F. A literature review on effective risk communication for the prevention and control of communicable diseases in Europe. Stockholm: ECDC; 2013.
ISBN 978-92-9193-395-2
doi 10.2900/64747
“This review examines the current body of literature on risk communication related to communicable diseases, focusing on: (i) definitions and theories of risk communication; (ii) methodologies, tools and guidelines for risk communication research, policy and implementation; and (iii) implications, insights and key lessons learned from the application of risk communication principles in real-world settings.”


