NON-SOPHE RESOURCES

Trust for America’s Health has released its 7th annual Ready or Not? – Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report. The report contains state-by-state health preparedness scores for all 50 states and Washington, DC based on 10 key indicators to assess health emergency preparedness capabilities. It also examines public health emergency preparedness in the context of the H1N1 flu outbreak and the economic downturn. To view the report: CLICK HERE.

Snapshots of Data for Communication Nation-Wide (SNAPS) SNAPS provides local level community profile information nation-wide. It can be browsed by county and state and searched by zip code. SNAPS serves as a valuable tool when responding to public health emergency events at the state, Tribal, and local levels. It provides a "snapshot" of key variables for consideration in guiding and tailoring health education and communication efforts to ensure diverse audiences receive critical public health messages that are accessible, understandable, and timely.
Contact D'Angela Green at CDC's CHET for additional information. Dugl@cdc.gov.

Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (CERC)
CDC's Office of Communication is offering Emergency Risk Communication Training for appropriate public health workers and communicators both inside and outside the government. Goals
To disseminate training curricula and tools that will help public health communication professionals effectively prepare for and respond to public health emergencies.
To introduce public health officials, both inside and outside CDC, to the crisis and emergency risk training curricula and tools developed by the CDC Office of Communication.
To train communicators, both inside and outside CDC, to subsequently train public health professionals in how to systematically plan, develop, implement, and evaluate crisis and emergency risk communication activities.

Public Health Workbook- a workbook created by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to define, locate and reach special, vulnerable, and at-risk populations
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/workbook/

FEMA Training
http://training.fema.gov/
FEMA is a part of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The primary mission Of FEMA is to reduce the loss of life and property and protect the Nation from all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, by leading and supporting the Nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation.
http://www.fema.gov/index.shtm

Vaccination Communication Plans for the 2009-10 Influenza Season