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Lessons of Risk Communication and Health Promotion — West Africa and United States

Sara Bedrosian,Cathy E Young,Linda Tuhiwai Smith,Joanne D Cox,Craig Manning,Laura E. Pechta,Jana Telfer,Molly Gaines-McCollom,Kathy Harben,Wendy Holmes,Keri Lubell,Jennifer H. McQuiston,Kristen Nordlund,John O’Connor,Barbara Reynolds,Jessica Schindelar,Gene A. Shelley,Katherine Daniel

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BackgroundDuring an emergency response, communication is often the first activity as responders mobilize (1).During the 2014-2016 Ebola virus disease (Ebola) epidemic in West Africa, CDC's response focused on two fronts, the epidemic epicenter in West Africa and at home in the United States.Media coverage and public opinion drove the demand for information in the United States, whereas in West Africa, the need for life-saving information was crucial.

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“Lessons of Risk Communication and Health Promotion — West Africa and United States” is a paper by Sara Bedrosian Cathy E Young Linda Tuhiwai Smith Joanne D Cox Craig Manning Laura E. Pechta Jana Telfer Molly Gaines-McCollom Kathy Harben Wendy Holmes Keri Lubell Jennifer H. McQuiston Kristen Nordlund John O’Connor Barbara Reynolds Jessica Schindelar Gene A. Shelley Katherine Daniel published in 2016. It has an Open Access status of “gold”. You can read and download a PDF Full Text of this paper here.