TY - JOUR

T1 - Engaging Communities in Emergency Risk and Crisis Communication: A Systematic Review and Evidence Synthesis

AU - Novak, Julie

AU - Day, Ashleigh

AU - Sopory, Pradeep

AU - Wilkins, Lee

AU - Padgett, Donyale

AU - Eckert, Stine

AU - Noyes, Jane

AU - Allen, Tomas

AU - Alexander, Nyka

PY - 2019/1

Y1 - 2019/1

N2 - The World Health Organization (WHO) commissioned systematic reviews to assist with the development of new emergency risk communication guidelines that will impact responses and distribution of resources at all levels. This mixed-method evidence synthesis, guided by Cochrane principles and methods, examined the extant research in countries throughout the world, published from 2003 to 2016, related to the best practices to engage communities in preparing forand responding to emergency events with public health implications. Although few studies directly examined which strategies or tactics effectively engage public participation, many studies reinforced the importance of community participation. The findings support the perspective that emergency events are communicatively understood by all publics and that they benefit fromemergency risk communication before, during, and after such events, especially when grounded in local contexts. Although the importance of local context limits the generalizability of risk communication, it is important to continue studying strategies and tactics to cultivate participation among all stakeholders.

AB - The World Health Organization (WHO) commissioned systematic reviews to assist with the development of new emergency risk communication guidelines that will impact responses and distribution of resources at all levels. This mixed-method evidence synthesis, guided by Cochrane principles and methods, examined the extant research in countries throughout the world, published from 2003 to 2016, related to the best practices to engage communities in preparing forand responding to emergency events with public health implications. Although few studies directly examined which strategies or tactics effectively engage public participation, many studies reinforced the importance of community participation. The findings support the perspective that emergency events are communicatively understood by all publics and that they benefit fromemergency risk communication before, during, and after such events, especially when grounded in local contexts. Although the importance of local context limits the generalizability of risk communication, it is important to continue studying strategies and tactics to cultivate participation among all stakeholders.

M3 - Review article

VL - 2

SP - 61

EP - 96

JO - Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research

JF - Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research

SN - 2576-0025

IS - 1

ER -