Risk Communication Plan for Vulnerable Populations

Keywords / Description:

The Prowers County Public Health Risk Communication Plan identifies subpopulations of vulnerable groups and outlines the process and procedure for communicating timely and accurate information to different vulnerable or special populations with different needs during an incident.

This plan was used as evidence for Goal 1 of a Project Public Health Ready application and can be used as an example by other applicants.

Toolkit:

PPHR Toolkit

Keyword Area:

All-Hazards, Project Public Health Ready, Risk Communication, Vulnerable Populations

Jurisdiction:

0 - 24,999

Institutional Author:

Prowers County Public Health, CO

Submitted:

08/15/2012

Modified:

08/17/2012

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