Running head: RISK COMMUNICATION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACTRisk
Communication and Psychological ImpactName:Affiliation:Course
Title:Instructor:July 10, 20191RISK COMMUNICATION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL
IMPACT2Question OnePsychological distress normally refers to the
unpleasant feelings that go ahead inimpacting the level of
function. For instance, the Ebola issue on funding continues to be
of greatconcern to the various stakeholders in health issues
because of the health systems and thevulnerable and the deserved
population that is always a great risk of paying the high risk of
thespread of the epidemic which leads to the loss of many lives. It
also leads to the stagnation ofsocial economic development as a
result of the ravaging effects of the disease. The mainchallenge
was not identifying the right time to announce the threats that
were involved to thepopulation that was at risk of contracting the
disease. This came along with other issues such associal and
economic problems (Schiavo,2014). The distress could have been
mitigated in aneffective way through the risk communication which
is an effective method that is used tofamiliarize people on the
possible risks to the people and the community at large. The
riskcommunication is in most cases described as the best way of
disseminating informationwhenever a certain community is faced with
difficult situations. The main aim of thiscommunication is to lower
the chances of any damage. Therefore, it is importan …