Indonesia's inclusion in the prevalence of stunting by WHO poses an extraordinary threat to future growth nation's children. The purpose writing this article is describe messages risk communication that must be conveyed disaster management efforts. Stunting can categorized as a disaster, especially non-natural disasters because it has psychological impact and babies Indonesia. This paper uses q...

This paper 1) provides reasons why graphics should be effective aids to communicate risk; 2) reviews the use of visuals, especially graphical displays, to communicate risk; 3) discusses issues to consider when designing graphs to communicate risk; and 4) provides suggestions for future research. Key articles and materials were obtained from MEDLINE(R) and PsychInfo(R) databases, from reference ...

The challenges of effective health risk communication are well known. This paper provides pointers to the health communication literature that discuss these problems. Tailoring printed information, visual displays, and interactive multimedia have been proposed in the health communication literature as promising approaches. Online risk communication applications are increasing on the internet. H...

Policy makers, health professionals, and patients have to understand health statistics to make informed medical decisions. However, health messages often follow a persuasive rather than an informative approach and undermine the idea of informed decisionmaking. The current practice of health risk communication is often biased: Risks are communicated one sided and in nontransparent formats. There...

The large and growing area of risk communication research and practice has sprung from the need of a better understanding of what information people actually require and want in circumstances of danger, crisis or catastrophe. The studies often deal with the prevention, as well as the evaluation of the aftermath, of such events. Risk communication is linked to risk perception research in that it...

The impact of risk communication depends upon a complex interaction between the characteristics of the audience, the source of the message, and its content. Audience perception of risk is influenced by demographic factors (e.g. age, gender), personality profile, past experience, and ideological orientation. It is also affected by cognitive biases (e.g. unrealistic optimism) and lay 'mental mode...