South Korean government’s risk communication during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis: Lessons learned and policy recommendations

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 63-72
Author(s):  
Yealim Shin ◽  
Hyerin Seo ◽  
Seohyeon Lee ◽  
Yunseo Jang ◽  
Hyekyeong Kim
Keyword(s):  
Risk Communication ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
South Korean

scholarly journals Ebola Virus Epidemic in West Africa: Global Health Economic Challenges, Lessons Learned, and Policy Recommendations

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 67-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Elmahdawy ◽  
Gihan H. Elsisi ◽  
Joao Carapinha ◽  
Mohamed Lamorde ◽  
Abdulrazaq Habib ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Economic ◽  
Global Health ◽  
West Africa ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Policy Recommendations

scholarly journals Communicating With Residents About Risks Following the Fukushima Nuclear Accident

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (2_suppl) ◽  
pp. 74S-89S ◽  
Author(s):  
Michio Murakami ◽  
Akiko Sato ◽  
Shiro Matsui ◽  
Aya Goto ◽  
Atsushi Kumagai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Nuclear Accident ◽  
Fukushima Nuclear Accident ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Medical Professionals

The Fukushima nuclear accident in March 2011 posed major threats to public health. In response, medical professionals have tried to communicate the risks to residents. To investigate forms of risk communication and to share lessons learned, we reviewed medical professionals’ activities in Fukushima Prefecture from the prefectural level to the individual level: public communication through Fukushima Health Management Surveys, a Yorozu (“general”) health consultation project, communications of radiological conditions and health promotion in Iitate and Kawauchi villages, dialogues based on whole-body counter, and science communications through online media. The activities generally started with radiation risks, mainly through group-based discussions, but gradually shifted to face-to-face communications to address comprehensive health risks to individuals and well-being. The activities were intended to support residents’ decisions and to promote public health in a participatory manner. This article highlights the need for a systematic evaluation of ongoing risk communication practices, and a wider application of successful approaches for Fukushima recovery and for better preparedness for future disasters.

Text mining hurricane harvey tweet data: Lessons learned and policy recommendations

2021 ◽  
pp. 102753
Author(s):  
Louis Ngamassi ◽  
Hesam Shahriari ◽  
Thiagarajan Ramakrishnan Ram ◽  
Shahedur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Text Mining ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Policy Recommendations

“Recognize Our Humanity”: Immigrant Youth Voices on Health Care in Arizona’s Restrictive Political Environment

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 498-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofía Gómez ◽  
Heide Castañeda
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Immigrant Youth ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Action Research Approach ◽  
Important Position

The “DACAmented Voices in Healthcare” project examined the intersection of restrictive immigration policies and health care via photovoice, a participatory action research approach, with immigrant youth living in Arizona, who were recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. These “DACAmented” youth took part in nine photovoice sessions exploring their health care experiences and accessibility to care using documentary photography and narratives. They poignantly illustrated their experiences through images identifying their main health concerns and strengths, facilitating the development of health policy recommendations. This article illustrates the thematic findings and discusses policy recommendations and lessons learned from presentations to policy makers and health care providers. Findings suggest that immigrant youth are knowledgeable of their family’s health care needs and hold a unique and important position within mixed-status households. Health care providers can benefit from the proposed recommendations by building bridges to care to address health equity in immigrant communities.

scholarly journals Integrated people-centred primary health care in Greece: unravelling Ariadne’s thread

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christos Lionis ◽  
Emmanouil K. Symvoulakis ◽  
Adelais Markaki ◽  
Elena Petelos ◽  
Sophia Papadakis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Care Reform ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
World Health ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract The 40th anniversary of the World Health Organization Alma-Ata Declaration in Astana offered the impetus to discuss the extent to which integrated primary health care (PHC) has been successfully implemented and its impact on research and practice. This paper focuses on the experiences from Greece in implementing primary health care reform and lessons learned from the conduct of evidence-based research. It critically examines what appears to be impeding the effective implementation of integrated PHC in a country affected by the financial and refugee crisis. The key challenges for establishing integrated people-centred primary care include availability of family physicians, information and communication technology, the prevention and management of chronic disease and migrant and refugees’ health. Policy recommendations are formulated to guide the primary health care reform in Greece, while attempting to inform efforts in other countries with similar conditions.

scholarly journals A Public Health Systems View of Risk Communication About Zika

2020 ◽  
Vol 135 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-353
Author(s):  
Tara Kirk Sell ◽  
Sanjana J. Ravi ◽  
Crystal Watson ◽  
Diane Meyer ◽  
Laura E. Pechta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Disease Outbreaks ◽  
The United States ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Disease Response

Objectives The spread of Zika virus throughout Latin America and parts of the United States in 2016 and 2017 presented a challenge to public health communicators. The objective of our study was to describe emergency risk communication practices during the 2016-2017 Zika outbreak to inform future infectious disease communication efforts. Methods We conducted semi-structured telephone interviews with 13 public health policy makers and practitioners, 10 public information officers, and 5 vector-control officials from May through August 2017. Results Within the public health macro-environment, extended outbreak timeframe, government trust, US residence status, and economic insecurity set the backdrop for Zika communication efforts. Limited resources, staffing, and partnerships negatively affected public health structural capacity for communication efforts. Public health communicators and practitioners used a range of processes and practices to engage in education and outreach, including fieldwork, community meetings, and contact with health care providers. Overall, public health agencies’ primary goals were to prevent Zika infection, reduce transmission, and prevent adverse birth outcomes. Conclusions Lessons learned from this disease response included understanding the macro-environment, developing partnerships across agencies and the community, and valuing diverse message platforms. These lessons can be used to improve communication approaches for health officials at the local, state, and federal levels during future infectious disease outbreaks.

scholarly journals From Collaborative to Hegemonic Water Resource Governance through Dualism and Jeong: Lessons Learned from the Daegu-Gumi Water Intake Source Conflict in Korea

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ki Woong Cho ◽  
Kyujin Jung
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Water Intake ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Resource Governance ◽  
Governance Process ◽  
The City

Recently, water supplies have been insufficient in some areas. In South Korea, using dualism and Jeongish citizenship, we will demonstrate why collaborative governance of the Daegu–Gumi Water Commission has not worked and how it has been mismanaged by its stakeholders. We discuss the conflict between the Daegu Metropolitan City (hereafter referred to as City of Daegu) and the City of Gumi regarding the relocation of the water intake source. In response to many water pollution accidents, the City of Daegu decided to move the water intake source to near the City of Gumi. Due to a conflict between the cities on this issue, the city established a collaborative governance entity, the Daegu–Gumi Water Commission. However, this form of governance was not successful, and eventually, the Daegu–Gumi Water Commission moved from collaborative governance to hegemonic governance. This was due to dualism and Jeongish citizenship with weak membership, participation, experience, and social capital on the local level as South Korean civil societies tend to have insufficient power and experience to fulfill their intentions or negotiate successfully. The Daegu–Gumi Water Commission failed to reach a consensus and to realize a truly collaborative governance process.

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