Category: access and functional needs

Risk Communication: Plan with the Whole Community

During a disaster, communication becomes especially critical. Language, accessibility, or other barriers can affect many individuals’ ability to receive, understand, and act on emergency information. The ability of a community to communicate accurate emergency information, alerts, warnings, and notifications saves lives. Timely and effective messages can inform people on actions to stay safe, take shelter, Read More >

Posted on by Brenda Silverman, MS, PhD, Health Scientist, Division of State and Local Readiness, Center for Preparedness and Response1 CommentTags , , , , , ,