Preparing for Pandemic Influenza: A Risk Communication Perspective

Sponsored by: Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services

Training Registration

Note - registration is free but seating is limited

Date - July 14, 2008 (add to calendar)
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication: Pandemic Influenza

Sharon KD Hoskins, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Location - InterContinental Houston (map)

Complimentary lunch and parking will be provided.

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Date - July 21, 2008 (add to calendar)
Joint Information Center Training

Chuck Wolf, Media Consultants, Inc.

Location - InterContinental Houston (map)

Complimentary lunch and parking will be provided.

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Crisis and Emergency Risk Communications Training

Event Speaker - Sharon KD Hoskins, MPH

Public Affairs Specialist
Office of Enterprise Communication (OEC)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Ms. Sharon KD Hoskins began her career at CDC as a Public Health Advisor with assignments in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Memphis, TN. Ms. Hoskins came to CDC/Atlanta in 1992 and joined the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) office as a Writer-Editor. Several writer-editor positions followed until 1996 when she became a Public Affairs Specialist for the CDC/Division of Media Relations. In 2002, Ms. Hoskins became a Senior Health Communications Specialist for the CDC/Emergency Communications System. Her current position, Public Affairs Specialist, CDC/Office of Enterprise Communication (OEC) began in 2007 and her primary duties in OEC include CERC (Crisis and Emergency Risk Communications) planning and training activities and pandemic flu preparedness initiatives