Emergency Risk Communication for Public Health Professionals
Intended Audience
- Public information officers and communication specialists
- First responders
- Public health professionals
- Public health students
Format
Web-based module; includes video, audio, and interactive questions and quizzes. This module should take about three to four hours to complete.
Module Instructor
Meredith Li-Vollmer, PhD
Communications and Instructional Design Consultant
Clinical Assistant Professor
Health Services
University of Washington
This training module was supported by grant number 1 TO1HPO1412-01-00 from the Health Resources and Services Administration, DHHS, Public Health Training Center Program.
This Advanced Practice Center training was supported by Cooperative Agreement Number U50/CCU302718 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC or NACCHO.
Technical Requirements
This module requires certain software and browser plugins to be installed. See our Technical Requirements page for details.
Co-provider
This course is co-provided by the University of Washington School of Nursing.
The University of Washington School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Participants who successfully complete the course are eligible to receive a certificate for 2.5 contact hours for a processing fee of $35.
Accessibility
This online training module is text-based and is designed for accessibility. A print version of the module is also available in the Supplemental Material section at the bottom of this page. Please note that the print version does not include interactive exercises, quizzes, or the final assessment. Flash-based interactive exercises and quizzes in the module may not be accessible to screen readers. To receive a print version of the quizzes in this module, please contact nwcphp@u.washington.edu. If you have any difficulties in accessing the information given in any of our documents or need further assistance, please contact nwcphp@u.washington.edu.
Supplemental Materials
