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A Systematic Review of Literature on Effectiveness of Training in Emergency Risk Communication

Ann Neville MillerDepartment of Communication, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Timothy SellnowDepartment of Communication, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USAView further author information
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Andrew ToddDepartment of Communication, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USAView further author information
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Jane NoyesWorld Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Marsha VanderfordWorld Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Pages 612-629 | Published online: 06 Jul 2017

List of Articles Included in Evidence Synthesis

  • Ablah, E., Nickels, D., Hodle, A., Wolfe, D. J., Orr, S., Tenbrink, J., … Molgaard, C. A. (2007). “Public Health Investigation”: A pilot, multi-county, electronic infectious disease exercise. AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control, 35, 382–386. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2006.08.007
  • Aertsen, T., Jaspaert, K., & Van Gorp, B. (2013). From theory to practice: A crisis simulation exercise. Business Communication Quarterly, 76(3), 322–338. doi:10.1177/1080569913482575
  • Carney, J. K., Schilling, L. M., Frank, S. H., Biddinger, P. D., Bertsch, T. F., Grace, C. J., & Finkelstein, J. A. (2011). Planning and incorporating public health preparedness into the medical curriculum. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 41(4), S193–S199. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2011.05.026
  • Dausey, D. J., Buehler, J. W., & Lurie, N. (2007). Designing and conducting tabletop exercises to assess public health preparedness for manmade and naturally occurring biological threats. BMC Public Health, 7, 92–99. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-92
  • Dausey, D. J., & Moore, M. (2014). Using exercises to improve public health preparedness in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. BMC Research Notes, 7, 474–480. doi:10.1186/1756-0500-7-474
  • Dickmann, P., Abraham, T., Sarkar, S., Wysocki, P., Cecconi, S., Apfel, F., & Nurm, Ü. (2016). Risk communication as a core public health competence in infectious disease management: Development of the ECDC training curriculum and programme. Euro Surveillance: Bulletin Européen Sur Les Maladies Transmissibles = European Communicable Disease Bulletin, 21(14). doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.14.30188
  • Freimuth, V. S., Hilyard, K. M., Barge, J. K., & Sokler, L. A. (2008). Action, not talk: A simulation of risk communication during the first hours of a pandemic. Health Promotion Practice, 9, 35S–44S. doi:10.1177/1524839908322111
  • Friedman, D. B., Rose, I. D., & Koskan, A. (2011). Pilot assessment of an experiential disaster communication curriculum. Disaster Prevention and Management, 20(3), 238–250. doi:10.1108/09653561111141691
  • Heideman, M., & Hawley, S. R. (2007). Preparedness for allied health professionals: Risk communication training in a rural state. Journal of Allied Health, 36 (2), 72–76.
  • High, E., Lovelace, K., Gansneder, G. B., Strack, R., Callahan, B., & Benson, P. (2010). Promoting community preparedness: Lessons learned from the implementation of a chemical disaster tabletop exercise. Health Promotion Practice, 11, 310–319. doi:10.1177/1524839908325063
  • Leaming, J. M., Adoff, S., & Terndrup, T. E. (2013). Computer simulation as a tool for assessing decision-making in pandemic influenza response training. The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 14(3), 236–242. doi:10.5811/westjem.2012.3.6882
  • Lurie, N., Dausey, D. J., Knighton, T., Moore, M., Zakowski, S., & Deyton, L. (2008). Community planning for pandemic influenza: Lessons from the VA health care system. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 2, 251–257. doi:10.1097/DMP.0b013e31817dd143
  • Madden, S., Izsak, K. W., Liu, B. F., & Petrun, E. L. (2013). Risk communication training: Research findings and recommendations for training development. Report to Resilient Systems Division Science and Technology Directorate. College Park, MD: Department of Homeland Security.
  • Malet, D., & Korbitz, M. (2015). Bioterrorism and local agency preparedness: Results from an experimental study in risk communication. Journal of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, 12 (4), 861–873. doi:10.1515/jhsem-2014-0107,
  • Morris, J. G., Greenspan, A., Howell, K., Gargano, L. M., Mitchell, J., Jones, J. L., … Hughes, J. M. (2012). Southeastern Center for Emerging Biologic Threats tabletop exercise: Foodborne toxoplasmosis outbreak on college campuses. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science, 10, 89–97. doi:10.1089/bsp.2011.0040.
  • Orfaly, R. A., Biddinger, P. D., Burstein, J. L., & Leaning, J. (2005). Integration of academia and practice in preparedness training: The Harvard School of Public Health experience. Public Health Reports, 48 (4). doi:10.1177/00333549051200S110
  • Palttala, P., & Vos, M. (2011). Testing a methodology to improve organizational learning about crisis communication by public organizations. Journal of Communication Management, 15 (4), 314–331. doi:10.1108/13632541111183370
  • Sandström, B. E., Eriksson, H., Norlander, L., Thorstensson, M., & Cassel, G. (2014). Training of public health personnel in handling CBRN emergencies: A table-top exercise card concept. Environment International, 72, 164–169. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2014.03.009
  • Savoia, E., Agboola, F., & Biddinger, P. D. (2012). Use of after action reports (AARs) to promote organizational and systems learning in emergency preparedness. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 9, 2949–2963. doi:10.3390/ijerph9082949
  • Savoia, E., Testa, M. A., Biddinger, P. D., Cadigan, R. O., Koh, H., Campbell, P., & Stoto, M. A. (2009). Assessing public health capabilities during emergency preparedness tabletop exercises: Reliability and validity of a measurement tool. Public Health Reports, 124, 138–148. doi:10.1177/003335490912400117
  • Shao, A. (2014). 邵安娜, 徼晓菲, 赵雯, 解瑞谦, 常慧, 杨小宝, 欧剑鸣, 肖[王乐], 张莹. 风险沟通在线培训工具包本土化开发应用效果的评价 [Localized application of a risk communication online training toolkits]. 中国健康教育 Chinese Journal of Health Education, 30, 340–343.
  • Uddin, S. G., Barnett, D. J., Parker, C. L., Links, J. M., & Alexander, M. (2008). Emergency preparedness: Addressing a residency training gap. Academic Medicine, 83(3), 298–304. doi:10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181637edc
  • Valesky, W., Silverberg, M., Gillet, B., Roblin, P., Adelaine, J., Wallis, L. A., … Arquilla, B. (2011). Assessment of hospital disaster preparedness for the 2010 FIFA World Cup using an internet-based, long-distance tabletop drill. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 26, 192–195. doi:10.1017/S1049023X11006443
  • Wahl, E., Willumsen, B., Jensvoll, L., Finstad, I. H., & Berglund, T. M. (2015). The learning effect of a foodborne emergency exercise. British Food Journal, 117(7), 1981–1994. Doi:10.1108/BFJ-10-2014-0340

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