On-line courses on "Risk Communication" on offer

Dear Colleague:

The Heartland Public Health Education & Training Center (HETC) and the Heartland Center for Public Health Preparedness (HCPHP) are inviting you to participate in our online course, Risk Communication: Effectively Communicating with the Media During a Public Health Crisis. This course describes how to communicate effectively during a crisis with the media and how to use the media to translate important messages during an event. Facilitated by Vincent Covello, PhD, this online course provides an overview of the basic theories of risk communication, discusses the principles of communication for interaction with the media, explains the development of effective risk communication messages, and demonstrates effective media message delivery.


Please click on the link below to access this course on the HETC and HCPHP's Learning Management System (LMS):
http://heartlandcenters.learnpublichealth.com/KView/CustomCodeBehind/Customization/DPH_PreviewPage.aspx?strItemType=CntLink&Id=C7F2384E11134F9FB47BC0CAD4FFD700.

(*Please note that if the above-listed link does not work then please copy and paste it into your browser.)

Further information about this online course is attached to this email. After you have had the chance to review this course, please feel free to explore the LMS for other public health education and training courses and programs. Detailed information about how to access the LMS is also attached to this email. If you should have any questioons about this course or other HETC or HCPHP programs, please contact Cathy Harris at charri29@slu.edu or 314-997-8274.

Sincerely,

The Staff Members of the Heartland Public Health Education & Training Center (HETC) and
the Heartland Center for Public Health Preparedness (HCPHP)
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Catherine Harris
Administrative Assistant
St. Louis University School of Public Health
Heartland Center for Public Health and Community Capacity Development
3545 Lafayette Avenue, Salus Center, 3rd Floor
St. Louis, MO 63104
314-977-8274 (Voice)
314-977-8150 (Fax)
website: http://www.heartlandcenters.slu.edu/

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