Overview - PH 467: Emergency Risk Communication

After completing PH 467, learners will be proficient in applying risk communication principles and tools to public health emergencies, including bioterrorism events and threats. Key aspects of this competency expectation include:

• delineating public information roles and responsibilities at the community, state and federal levels of governmental and of non-governmental organizations who respond to public health emergencies
• describing steps to integrate public information strategies into a community or organizational emergency response plan
• utilizing public information plans, protocols and materials in a public health emergency event
• effectively communicating risk to the public by applying Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) crisis and risk communication check lists to prepare for and execute core public information responsibilities related to pubic health emergencies
  

This course involves several learning activities; see the PH 467 Exercises document for detailed instructions.

• Content: the content for this course is provided in the specific readings and other resources identified in the PH 467 Exercises document.
• Office Hours: This messaging system was created to handle questions and announcements. Visit this site to introduce yourself to the course as well as to help you get familiar with the workings of the system.
• Exercises:
  1. Individual Exercise: submit the completed individual exercise under the link "Submit Assignments". Your instructor will provide feedback by replying to your posting
  2. Conferencing Exercise: add your contribution to this multi-learner conferencing exercise.
  3. Assessment Quiz: complete and submit the multiple choice assessment quiz for PH 467.

The instructor will evaluate your responses to the various exercises and indicate when you have successfully completed PH 467. For learners interested in going beyond the basics, a list of additional resources, including readings and other materials, is available through the Additional Resources link. This list emphasizes the most up-to-date materials. Information on related courses is provided in the PH 460 Course Series Syllabus. Your next course can begin whenever you wish, so feel free to begin the readings that are identified for the course that you plan to take next.

PH 467 Overview last revised July 1, 2004 (bturnock)