Events for Friday, November 20, 2009

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.

This is a Florida Department of Health course.


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:

MCSO Aviation Hanger
10100 Overseas Highway
Mile Marker 52.4
Marathon, FL 33050

**Located north of the Airport terminal, the hangar has a large Sheriff's Star visible from the highway. Access to the classroom is a staircase at the back of the hangar (facing US Hwy 1).


TIME:

Day One: 8:30 - 4:30
Day Two: 8:30 - 12 noon


REGISTRATION/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:

After a disaster, many families are left reeling from the damage and disruption to their daily lives. Before any federal dollars can begin flowing, a Joint Preliminary Damage Assessment must be conducted with Local, State and Federal team members. This training will provide an overview of the state damage assessment process and criteria used to assess homes and businesses.

AUDIENCE:

All interested parties


LOCATION:

Miami-Dade EOC
9300 NW 41st St.
Miami 33178
Miami-Dade County


TIME:

8:30 AM 12:30 PM


REGISTRATION/P.O.C:

To apply for this workshop please click on the link below:

http://www.floridadisaster.org/TrainingCalendar/application.asp?id=1549

For additional course information please contact:

Emily Meyer
(850) 414-7768
emily.meyer@em.myflorida.com

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