Public Information Officer (PIO) Training and Resources

The Healthcare Coalition of Maine has compiled the following information for coalition member organizations and their designated Public Information Officers who wish to pursue additional training in this field to further their capacity to respond and support health and medical efforts in Maine during an emergency.

Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (CERC)

“Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (CERC) training can help responders and public health professionals prepare to communicate in an emergency. The CERC program offers training in online, webinar, and in-person formats. It is our hope that participants will find at least one of these options to be accessible and convenient.”

Resources

• CERC Manual - 2014

• Templates and Tools

• CERC Presentations

Webinars

• Continuing Education for CERC Webinars/Calls

• Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication Webinars

• Yale NewHaven Health Webinar - Public Information Officer: An Introduction

Additional PIO Training

• CO Train - IS-29.A: Public Information Officer Awareness - ID 1087762

• CO Train -  IS-42 Social Media in Emergency Management - ID 1034415

• CO Train - What Your PIO Wants You To Know: Webinar - ID 1089018

• CO Train - Risk Communication (Basics of Public Health Preparedness, Module 10) - ID 1046401

• CO Train - Preparedness Summit 2014: Video Podcasts " Social Media Preparedness and Community Disaster Information" - ID 1051125

• FEMA EMI - G/L0105 – Public Information Basics

• FEMA EMI - G291/E-L0387 – Joint Information System/Joint Information Center Planning for Tribal, State and Local PIOs 

• FEMA EMI - E/L0388 Advanced Public Information Officer 

• FEMA EMI - Master Public Information Officer Program

• For more information on the Public Information Officer training program, contact FEMA-Master_PIO_Program@fema.dhs.gov