Crisis Communication: Understanding and Communicating with an Evolving Audience
The Alabama Department of Public Health would like to thank the Alabama Department of Mental Health and the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services for their assistance with this training.
April 2012
For response agencies, communicating with at-risk populations during an emergency, including those living with hearing, visual, and mental issues, as well as those who are non-English speaking can be challenging and sometimes unsuccessful. Program faculty will discuss effective ways to communicate with at-risk individuals. They will also discuss new media that can help responders' messages have a broader and more sustaining reach.
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Do You Really Know Your Audience? Defining At-Risk Populations
(36 minutes) |
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Elana Parker Merriweather, MEd, MLAP
Health Equity Programs Manager
Office of Minority Health
Office of Women's Health
Alabama Department of Public Health |
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Emergency Preparedness is Everyone's Business
(1 hour, 7 minutes) |
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Evon Black
State Coordinator of Technology Services for Deaf Services
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services |
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Handouts (12 pages) |
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Communication Issues for People with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
(40 minutes) |
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Susan Ford, PhD, BCBA-D
Director of Psychological and Behavioral Services
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Alabama Department of Mental Health
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Handouts (8 pages) |
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Breaking the Language Barrier
(31 minutes) |
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Julia Sosa, MS, RD
Assistant Director
Office of Minority Health
Alabama Department of Public Health |
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Handouts (3 pages) |
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Are You Ready? Emergency Planning for People with Access and Functional Needs
(30 minutes) |
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Graham Sisson
Executive Director
State of Alabama Governor's Office on Disability
Alabama ADA Coordinator |
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Handouts (6 pages) |
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Social Media: The Changing Face of Communication
(47 minutes) |
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Jennifer Pratt Sumner, BA, MSM
Acting Director
Digital Media Branch
Alabama Department of Public Health
Takenya Taylor
Director
Risk Communications
Alabama Department of Public Health |
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Handouts (12 pages) |
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