Place-based communication methods and prior knowledge increase public perceptions regarding West Nile virus risk and personal protective behaviors in Colorado
This study suggests that public health organizations could utilize place-based information regarding real-time, real-place risk to guide public health decision-making during emergence of vector-borne infectious diseases. Additionally, there appears to be a synergy of messaging with a beneficial effect of pre-existing knowledge, highlighting the need for diverse, longitudinal messaging strategies to reach people multiple times.
Authors
- Shelby M. Cagle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1552-378X)
- Madison Bristol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8363-3959)
- Nicole Kelp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8462-5689)
- Anita L. Wolfe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1225-7124)
- Christopher M. Roundy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8802-5824)
- Cheyenne M. Schad
Institutions
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (US)
- Colorado School of Public Health (US)
- Colorado State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24831-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.20
Funders
- Colorado State University
- National Institutes of Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention