Risk communication for influenza events (English/Français/Español)

Course information

Overview: Risk communication, including community engagement and social mobilization, is a core capacity for emergency response that all countries should have in order to respond to heath threats. It is an essential component of an effective response to a health threat such as pandemic and seasonal influenza.

The materials are in three languages: English, French and Spanish.

Please choose the video lecture on Risk Communication for Influenza Events in your preferred language and watch it.

Learning objective: By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• list the core ideas and principles for emergency risk communication for an influenza event;
• explain why facts are not enough to communicate risk; and
• describe steps to take to prepare for risk communication.

Course duration: Approximately 1 hour.

Certificates: No certificate available at this time.

Course contents

• Risk communication for influenza events (EN):

  This introductory presentation is adjusted in particular for influenza events. The principles apply to any outbreak and health emergency context.

• Communication sur les risques lors des événements grippaux (FR):

  Version française

• Comunicación de riesgos ante incidentes de gripe (ES):

  Versión española