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  Risk AnalysisVolume 23 Issue 3, Pages 461 - 471 Published Online: 29 May 2003 ©2009 Society for Risk Analysis Published on behalf of the Society for Risk Analysis
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 205K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  Development of a Public Participation and Communication Protocol for Establishing Fish Consumption Advisories
Editor's Note: This article was intended for publication in the April 2003 Risk Communication Special Issue, but was not included due to an editorial error. Copyright 2003 The Society for Risk Analysis KEYWORDS Fish consumption advisories • risk communication • public participation • guiding principles ABSTRACTEnabling people to make an informed choice on whether to change consumption behavior is ultimately the objective of any fish consumption advisory. This will occur only if people are aware of the advisory, know and understand the advisory information, and believe the information to be true. Interactive, meaningful communication and the opportunity to participate in the process to develop and review advisories are key to achieving these attributes. A case study was undertaken in a community in Alberta, Canada (where an existing advisory was under consideration for review) to determine public awareness, knowledge, compliance, communication effectiveness, information needs, and desire for involvement related to the advisory. The information obtained from this case study was used to develop 14 guiding principles as a foundation for the incorporation of public participation and risk communication into the process of developing and reviewing fish consumption advisories. |  |
