Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication Quick Guide
Source
US Centers for Disease Control and PreventionDate of Publication
2008Crisis and emergency risk communication (CERC) )is the strategy used to provide information that allows an individual, stakeholders, or an entire community to make the best possible decisions during a crisis emergency event. The purpose of a public health response to a crisis is to efficiently and effectively reduce and prevent illness, injury, and death and return individuals and communities to normal.
This guidebook offers information on the following:
- What is Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (CERC)?
- The risk of disaster
- Crisis communication lifecycle
- The role of CERC
More Risk Communication resources
- CERC Manual for Emergency Risk Commuication
- Avian Influenza Emergency Risk Communication
- Communicating Risk in Public Health Emergencies
- Making Content Meaningful: A Guide to Adapting Existing Global Health Content for Different Audiences
- A Field Guide to Designing a Health Communication Strategy
- Behaviour Change Communication in Emergencies- A Toolkit
- The SBCC Emergency Helix
- Managing Epidemics
- COMBI Toolkit for Behavioural and Social Communication in Outbreak Response
- The mHealth Planning Guide: Key Considerations for Integrating Mobile Technology into Health Programs
Last Updated
March 25, 2019
