Public Information Officer (PIO) Training Plan and Resources
The Southwest Colorado Healthcare Coalition 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 the health and medical efforts of the Southwest during an emergency.
Per the 2020-2021 SOW, Objective 1, PA#4, SA #9 “The Contractor shall implement a training plan to provide PIO training.” and Deliverable #25 “The Contractor shall submit the PIO training plan.”
Please see the following for your reference and record
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.” - U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, https://emergency.cdc.gov/cerc/training/index.asp
Resources
Training
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 - G290 – Public Information Officer – Basic
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
PIO Toolkit - Courses, training, and professional development
PIO Toolkit - PIO Podcast