Global Health Nursing & Midwifery
Two Upcoming Risk Programs at Harvard School of Public Health
1. Analyzing Risk: Science, Assessment, and Management
March 19–22, 2012
Boston, MA
Program Website: https://ccpe.sph.harvard.edu/RISK
Presented in collaboration with the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis — this program offers unparalleled expertise in risk analysis, covering the science and analysis of human health risk. Participants learn how to apply the science behind risk-based decision making, examine complex problems involving chemicals, radiation, and other hazards in the environment, discuss emerging analytic approaches, and review important issues with leaders in the field.
Risk analysis plays an important role in environmental and public health decision making. Recent policy initiatives in the U.S., European Union, and elsewhere ensure that it will have increasing prominence for years to come.
This program provides education on current risk analysis methods from a variety of backgrounds, but with a common interest in understanding how risk analysis is done, how it is interpreted, and how it influences regulatory decision making.
Why You Should Participate
The tools of risk analysis will play an increasing role in future public health efforts in the environment, food safety, and consumer and worker protection. New executive orders and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidelines, together with regulatory reform efforts overseas, make clear that risk analysis techniques and tools will be critical for successful initiatives. This program prepares you for the new risk environment.
2. Effective Risk Communication: Theory, Tools, and Practical Skills for Communicating about Risk
May 14–16, 2012
Boston, MA
Program Website: https://ccpe.sph.harvard.edu/RCC
From terrorism to drug recalls to natural disasters, new risks arise as fast as the next news cycle. Making wise choices requires understanding the risks and benefits of our technology and society. Risk communication is a tool for creating that understanding, closing the gap between laypeople and experts, and helping everyone make more informed choices. This introductory program explores the scientific foundations for effective risk communication.
This program is presented by prominent faculty from the Harvard School of Public Health, the Risk Management Centre at King’s College London, and the Center for Risk Perception and Communication at Carnegie Mellon University.
A World-Class Combination of Theory and Practical Tools
Stay ahead of the curve by attending this in-depth program, featuring the latest scientific findings on risk perception, case studies from around the world, a suite of practical tools, and hands-on training. The program will help you and your organization communicate about risk to various audiences by working with different perspectives and encouraging more reasoned behavior among the people you are trying to influence and serve.
This approach, using a combination of actions, words, and other messages, can move your agenda forward, while serving the public and protecting environmental health.
For a complete list of topics and faculty, or to register,
visit: https://ccpe.sph.harvard.edu/RISK2
email:
call: 617-384-8692
