Emergency Communications With Your Local Government and Community

Abstract

Develops and provide written and oral message statements that can be used by public agencies (water and wastewater utilities) and elected officials to communicate with the public following disasters, as well as during disaster warning alerts. Also includes an action plan for working with the public to increase public awareness of potential public health risks, and appropriate responses. Research partner: WERF. Published in 2008. WRF subscribers can download this Web-only report.

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Emergency Communications With Local Government and Communities

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#3046

11/26/2008

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