Risk communication essentials 

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8 hours
Risk communication essentials 
Health
Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Delivery Modality
Online self-paced
Theme
Risk Information
Public Education and Awareness
Reporting and Public Communication
Audience
Civil Society & Community-Based Organizations
Government
Local Community
NDMO/Civil Protection
Private Sector
Sectoral Ministries
UN Staff
Agencies
WHO
Certification
No

Risk communication is a core public health intervention in any disease outbreak and health emergency. It refers to the real-time exchange of information, advice and opinions between experts, officials and people who face a threat to their wellbeing, to enable informed decision-making and to adopt protective behaviors.

Welcome to the online course on risk communication, a core public health intervention in any disease outbreak and health emergency. Risk communication refers to the real-time exchange of information, advice and opinions between experts, officials and people who face a threat to their wellbeing, to enable informed decision-making and to adopt protective behaviors. In this set of 5 modules, we will look at: what is risk communication and why it is important; key elements of risk communication; risk communication capacities, such as policy, strategies and evaluation; SOCO, spokesperson tips and message development; and exercises and ways they can be used to test preparedness in communicating risks. Whether you work for the government, the United Nations, an international organization or an NGO, or you are a volunteer, we hope that this course will help you refresh what you already know and help you transform good principles of risk communication into action. We hope that you will be encouraged to look at resources that are attached to each module to dwell further into this topic, to find tools and resources that will help you in your work.

Learning objective:

By the end of this course, participants should be able to understand the core principles of risk communication and its application to disease outbreaks and health emergencies.