scholarly journals The Use of 'No Evidence' Statements in Public Health

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Cummings
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Human Health Risk ◽  
Public Health Communication ◽  
The Public

Public health communication makes extensive use of a linguistic formulation that will be called the “no evidence” statement. This is a written or spoken statement of the form “There is no evidence that P” where P stands for a proposition that typically describes a human health risk. Danger lurks in these expressions for the hearer or reader who is not logically perspicacious, as arguments that use them are only warranted under certain conditions. The extent to which members of the public are able to determine what those conditions are will be considered by examining data obtained from 879 subjects. The role of “no evidence” statements as cognitive heuristics in public health reasoning is considered.

scholarly journals Public Health Communication in France during the Spanish Flu and the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Experts

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Klara Dankova
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Technical Expertise ◽  
Public Health Communication ◽  
The Public ◽  
Global Spread ◽  
Spanish Flu ◽  
Current Context ◽  
The Impact

In times of crisis, a government’s communication with the public is fundamental, as one of the government’s main tasks is to provide critical information to protect the population. In the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health communication has been paramount because of the elevated risk of contagion. Moreover, in public health communication, experts play a pivotal role by providing reliable information on the basis of their technical expertise. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is often compared to that of the Spanish flu, a pandemic occurring in 1918-1919, whose global spread decimated tens of millions of people. This contribution aims to assess the role of experts in the two crises by highlighting the differences in France’s public health communication during the two events. Assuming that the objectives of public health communication during the two pandemics were more or less identical, i.e. to prevent the spread of disease and inform and protect the public, the paper inquires about the means used to achieve them, focusing on the contribution of experts. The main characteristics of public health communication during the Spanish flu will be investigated by analysing articles published in the period between 1918 and 1919 in two French newspapers Le Matin and Le Petit Parisien. In terms of the current COVID-19 pandemic, this paper will probe articles published since December 2019 in the newspaper Le Monde.

scholarly journals Role of Tyramine Synthesis by Food-BorneEnterococcus duransin Adaptation to the Gastrointestinal Tract Environment

2010 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 699-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pilar Fernández de Palencia ◽  
Maria Fernández ◽  
Maria Luz Mohedano ◽  
Victor Ladero ◽  
Cristina Quevedo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Biogenic Amines ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Biosynthetic Pathway ◽  
Human Health Risk ◽  
Enterococcus Durans

ABSTRACTBiogenic amines in food constitute a human health risk. Here we report that tyramine-producingEnterococcus duransstrain IPLA655 (from cheese) was able to produce tyramine under conditions simulating transit through the gastrointestinal tract. Activation of the tyramine biosynthetic pathway contributed to binding and immunomodulation of enterocytes.

The role of exposure reconstruction in occupational human health risk assessment: Current methods and a recommended framework

2010 ◽  
Vol 40 (9) ◽  
pp. 799-843 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Sahmel ◽  
Kathryn Devlin ◽  
Dennis Paustenbach ◽  
Dana Hollins ◽  
Shannon Gaffney
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Health Risk Assessment ◽  
Human Health Risk ◽  
Human Health Risk Assessment

Human health risk assessment for the occurrence of enteric viruses in drinking water from wells: Role of flood runoff injections

2019 ◽  
Vol 666 ◽  
pp. 559-571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Costantino Masciopinto ◽  
Osvalda De Giglio ◽  
Maria Scrascia ◽  
Francesca Fortunato ◽  
Giuseppina La Rosa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Health Risk Assessment ◽  
Human Health Risk ◽  
Enteric Viruses ◽  
Human Health Risk Assessment

The Role of Mass Media in Health Communication in China

MedienJournal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Hong Fan
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Social Concern ◽  
Public Health Communication

Recently public health issues have aroused great social concern in China, and mass media has started to play an increasingly important ro/e in public hea/th communication. This paper depicts the current situation of hea/th communication in China. By illustrating the major functions of the Chinese mass media in hea/th communication, the paper puts forward some suggestions for the improvement of public health communication via mass media in China. 

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