When Pigs Fly: Writing a Public Health Communication Plan

This evening I am presenting a lecture on Risk Communications and Public Information to students at Loyola University’s School of Continuing and Professional Education. The class, Public Health Emergency Planning (HEM 240), is part of Loyola’s Bachelors program in Healthcare Emergency Management.

Given the Swine Flu Pandemic (Presently, WHO has assigned a Risk Level 4), I gutted most of my original presentation to inject some topical relevancy. Overall, though, I believe this is a solid primer on how to prepare a public health communication plan.

When Pigs Fly

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Here are other articles I have written on this topic:

• New Campaign for Will County Health Department
• The Art of Cleaning Up a Mess
• 10 Day Tune Up for H1N1 – Day 10: Team Briefing
• 10 Day Tune Up for H1N1 – Day 7: Social Media Checklist
• 10 Day Tune Up for H1N1 – Day 6: Reporters’ Notebook
• 10 Day Tune Up for H1N1 – Day 5: Test Your Call Tree
• 10 Day Tune Up for H1N1 – Day 4: Notify Stakeholders
• 10 Day Tune Up for H1N1 – Day 3: Verify Your Contacts
• 10 Day Tune Up for H1N1 – Day 2: Your Message
• 10 Day Tune Up for H1N1 – Day 1: Influenza Update