Background: Natural hazards and infectious disease outbreaks pose significant threats to
public health globally. Rural and underserved communities often have limited resources and …

Abstract In 2019, Hurricane Dorian affected Atlantic Canada with widespread impacts across
the region. In the days preceding landfall, there was a great deal of discussion about the …

Social media have become widely used platforms for risk communication. Nevertheless, as
this paper identifies there are potential challenges associated with the use social media, ie …

Background Community resilience and health emergency communication are both crucial in
promoting a community's ability to endure crises and recover from emergency events. Yet, a …

While Twitter has been touted as a preeminent source of up-to-date information on hazard
events, the reliability of tweets is still a concern. Our previous publication extracted relevant …

Disaster communication mediates how people respond to emergency situations. With the
rise of new technologies, emerging media practices are being promoted by the state to …

While Twitter has been touted to provide up-to-date information about hazard events, the
reliability of tweets is still a concern. Our previous publication extracted relevant tweets …

Political vigilantism has been a significant issue in many parts of the world, and it has
undermined the rule of law and democratic processes in Ghana. Political vigilantism is …

Hazard evacuation management is a critical piece of the disaster management cycle of
mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. Community resilience is another …

Older adults are considered one of the most vulnerable populations in natural disasters, and
our knowledge of the communicative processes behind their disaster preparations is limited …