Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication Training
On Demand
About CERC
CDC’s Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (CERC) program provides trainings, tools, and resources to help health communicators, emergency responders, and leaders of organizations communicate effectively about risks during emergencies. CERC draws from lessons learned during past public health emergencies and research in the fields of public health, psychology, and emergency risk communication.
CERC training
Introduction to CERC
Introduction to CERC is a full-day (8-hour) CERC training that helps participants understand CERC principles and recommended practices and how applying them can help reduce harm during an emergency response. Training includes in-depth practice on a variety of skills and techniques relevant to crisis and emergency risk communication. When conducted virtually, this course usually takes place over the course of two consecutive days in four-hour sessions.
CERC for Leaders
CERC for Leaders is a half-day (4-hour) training designed to help emergency response leaders who are not communication experts understand the role of CERC in reducing harm during emergencies.
CERC Workshop
A CERC workshop lasts 2–3 hours and provides an overview of the core CERC and plain language principles. Workshops include limited practice on applying the concepts presented.
CERC Presentation
A CDC CERC trainer can talk with your organization for 60 minutes about how CERC can enhance emergency response efforts, protect health, and improve lives.
Who this training is for
For Organizations
Contact the CERC program at [email protected] to learn if CERC training is right for your organization. If the CERC program can meet your needs, we can discuss whether in-person training or virtual training via Zoom is the better option. There is no charge for the training itself. However, for in-person training, the host is responsible for the instructors’ travel costs including airfare, lodging, meals, and ground transportation. In general, Department of Health and Human Services grant funds cannot be used to pay for these expenses.
For Individuals
The CERC program offers virtual Introduction to CERC trainings via Zoom that are open to public health professionals and emergency responders.
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