Table 4 Trainings for a communications officer prior to deployment
Recommendations | N(Percent) |
|---|---|
Communications | 12 (46%) |
 Designing a crisis communications strategy |  |
 How to manage and coordinate an emergency communications team |  |
 Presentation and media spokesperson skills | 7 (27%) |
 Humanizing statistics for a general audience |  |
 Simulation in a rapidly evolving, high-stress environment |  |
Disaster standards and guidelines | 7 (27%) |
 Sphere Handbook |  |
 OSHA |  |
 UN and health cluster structure |  |
Public health | 8 (31%) |
 Epidemiology, basic statistics |  |
 Types of disasters and their health consequences |  |
 Myths and realities of health during a disaster |  |
Personal effectiveness | 6 (23%) |
 Basic life support and first aid |  |
 Security precautions |  |
 Coping with stress |  |
IT | 3 (12%) |
 How to use a satellite phone |  |
 Establishing phone and internet connections in remote locations |  |