Environmental Health Crisis Simulation
You are a member of the public health department when a crisis occurs.
Public health has already laid the groundwork of preparing the public for emergencies through preparedness campaigns. You have been designated as a member of the Emergency Risk Communication Team, helping with its risk communication response.
Your team’s objectives are to:
- Show a caring, compassionate, and competent response
- Disperse credible and consistent information rapidly
- Promote key messages as needed
- Set reasonable public expectations
- Emphasize the need to comply with public health measures
In this simulation you will have a chance to practice answering questions from the media and the public, developing and delivering messages, and identifying communication channels.