Let’s work through an example to review all the concepts covered in this section. This is a chance for you to practice what you’ve just learned — your answers will not be tracked. Enjoy.
Imagine that you work for a local health department in the region where the earthquake hit-the one reported in the news broadcast that you watched earlier in this training. You reach for your plan.
As part of your communications strategy, you must reach local Spanish speaking populations. Read each description and identify the part of the plan used to guide your communications efforts.
The answer is C. Communication channels will identify who you need to communicate directly to.
Communication channels will identify who you need to communicate directly to.
The answer is A. Your media contacts list should include Spanish language radio stations and newspapers.
Your media contacts list should include Spanish language radio stations and newspapers.
The answer is B. Your information about the target audience should include where the community is and who their trusted sources of information are.
Your information about the target audience should include where the community is and who their trusted sources of information are.
The answer is D. The emergency communications plan will only contain planning and strategies for public information, but not other aspects of an emergency response.
Your plan should specify how information will be approved and who can authorize information for release.