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DESCRIPTION:The Basic Risk Communication Workshop teaches the fundamentals of risk and crisis communications,and provides a tabletop exercise focused on public information that allows participants to apply their skills. It provides information on writing for the news media and when and how to organize a news conference, and defines the tools of effective public information.AUDIENCE:This training is useful for public information officers from health and other disciplines, employees who supervise public information officers, subject matter experts who provide news interviews and health incident command staff who work alongside the public information officer in an incident.Public Information Liason staff working PODs (Points of Dispensing) and other responders will also benefit from this training.LOCATION:Miami Dade County Health Department8600 NW 17thStreetMiami (Doral), FL 33126TIME:Day One: 8:30 - 4:30Day Two: 8:30 - 12 noonREGISTRATION/P.O.C:Please register via telephone 954-762-3874 or by email at chd06Post@doh.state.fl.us.For more information please contact Sharon Denton-Gow at the above number.
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DESCRIPTION:This course examines the role, design, and functions of Emergency Operations Centers (EOC) and their relationships as components of a multi-agency coordination system. The course provides training about staffing and organization, information, systems, communications and equipment needs at the EOC; activating and deactivating the EOC operations; and EOC testing training and exercising. It uses activities and case studies about EOCs and multi-agency coordination systems at the local, State and Federal levels of government.AUDIENCE:Federal, State, local and Tribal emergency managers; first responders to include commanders from all disciplines, and private industry, and voluntary agency personnel responsible for coordinating activities during a disaster.LOCATION:South Florida Water Management District EOC3301 Gun Club RoadWest Palm Beach 33406Palm Beach CountyTIME:8:30 AM 5:00 PM each dayREGISTRATION:To apply for this training click on the link below: http://www.floridadisaster.org/TrainingCalendar/application.asp?id=1542For more information about the course please contact: Chadwick Smith(850) 413-9879chad.smith@em.myflorida.com
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