Best practices in public risk communication during enteric illness outbreak investigations

A scoping review

Datos Bibliográficos

ID22093083
AutoresHana Mucević (Public Health Agency of Canada), Jennifer E McWhirter (0000-0003-3924-4873, University of Guelph), Jillian Macleod (University of Guelph), Hisba Shereefdeen (Public Health Agency of Canada), Melissa MacKay (0000-0002-6682-1528, University of Guelph), Leslie Cheng (Public Health Agency of Canada), Melissa Phypers, Lauren E Grant (0000-0001-6549-0205, University of Guelph, autor de correspondencia)
Año2025
Volumen9
Fecha de publicación2025-02-17
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFrontiers in Communication (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2297-900X • E-ISSN: 2297-900X
EditorialFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fcomm.2024.1509940
OpenAlexW4407643216
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas59

Introduction Public risk communication is intended to inform and protect the health of individuals during enteric illness outbreaks. However, there is limited practical research that assesses the effectiveness of communication during outbreaks. The aim of this study was to identify best practices in public risk communication during enteric illness outbreak investigations. Methods A scoping review of five bibliographic databases and gray literature was conducted to identify studies that described public communication during foodborne, waterborne, or enteric zoonotic outbreaks. Eligibility criteria were applied to citations and then full text by two independent reviewers. Data from included studies was extracted and synthesized into categories. Evidence adequacy and agreement were assessed and used to assign an overall level of confidence for each best practice. Results In total, 25 studies were included with most studies occurring in North America and Western Europe. Seven principles, nine practices, and eight platforms were identified. Of these, six principles, four practices, and two platforms received a high confidence rating in their overall effectiveness. Discussion Effective risk communication during enteric illness outbreak investigations requires public health authorities to identify, characterize, tailor information to, and meaningfully engage with their target audiences, build relationships and collaborate with media outlets, and maintain and increase credibility to deliver trustworthy risk communication messages

Enteric fever · Enteric virus · Environmental health · Outbreak · Pathology · Public health · Risk communication · Typhoid fever · Food Safety and Hygiene · Medicine · Risk Perception and Management · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Virology