Disaster lessons learned: Apis mellifera and the art and science of communication

Paula A. Burgess, MD, MPH

doi:10.5055/jem.2008.0018

Disaster lessons learned: Apis mellifera and the art and science of communication

Authors

Paula A. Burgess, MD, MPH

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/jem.2008.0018

Keywords:

disaster response, communications, lessons learned, honey bees

Abstract

Lessons learned from disaster responses often include failure of communication. The author of this editorial is an emergency physician and public health scientist with expertise in disaster response; the author is also an amateur beekeeper. The author whimsically compares and contrasts what honey bees know about communication to what disaster response professionals know. Perhaps, disaster response professionals can learn more about communication from the experts: honey bees.

Author Biography

Paula A. Burgess, MD, MPH

201 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Unit Number 32, Decatur, Georgia 30030.

References

Longgood W: The Queen Must Die: And Other Affairs of Bees and Men. New York: Norton and Company, 1985.

Caron DM. Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping. Connecticut: Wicwas Press, Cheshire, 1999.

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Published

05/01/2008

How to Cite

Burgess, MD, MPH, P. A. “Disaster Lessons Learned: Apis Mellifera and the Art and Science of Communication”. Journal of Emergency Management, vol. 6, no. 3, May 2008, pp. 18-20, doi:10.5055/jem.2008.0018.