Clear health communication and emergency preparedness


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3004.2: Monday, December 12, 2005 - 9:30 AM

Abstract #122203

Clear health communication and emergency preparedness

Barbara DeBuono, MD, MPH, Pfizer, Senior Medical Director Public Health Group, Pfizer, Inc., 235 Est 42nd St., MS 235/7/10, New York, NY 10017, 212-733-5158, barbara.debuono@pfizer.com

Learning Objectives:

To establish the emergency preparedness responsibilities from the public health perspective and from the population perspective.
To describe what people's state of mind is at times of crisis and how the public health community can communicate better and more effectively.
To identify the benefits of communicating at time of crisis using health literacy principles.
To define a vision for the population on what they need to know at times of crisis to protect themselves.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commertial supporters WITH THE EXCEPTION OF I wish to disclose that I have financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters. Relationship: Employee of Pfizer.

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