Category: Risk Communication

Ready or Not: Communicating During an Emergency in the Country of Georgia

Emergencies don’t wait for you to be ready. In 2015, the country of Georgia invited CDC to conduct a training on the principles of Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (CERC). But before we could get there, the capital city of Tblisi was struck by a major flood. The flash flood and ensuing mudslide killed 20 Read More >

August 10, 2016 by Lisa Briseño, Health Communications Specialist, Emergency Risk Communication BranchLeave a comment

natural disasters, preparedness

crisis communication, flood, public health, Risk Communication, Tblisi, training

CDC’s CERC Program—Principles to communicate by in an emergency response and everyday life

As a Public Information Officer, Mike was used to communicating health information to the people of his state. When word came that a major hurricane was approaching, he knew people would be facing fear and uncertainty. How could he make sure that the right information got to the right people? How should he react Read More >

June 2, 2015 by Blog Administrator7 Comments

General, PHPR: Health Security in Action, response

CERC, emergency response, public health, Risk Communication