Citation

Yeager V, Cooper GP, Burkle FM, Subbarao I. PLoS Curr. 2015; 7.

Affiliation

College of Osteopathic Medicine, William Carey University, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Public Library of Science)

DOI

10.1371/currents.dis.ce3fad537bd666770a649a076ee71ba4

PMID

26203398

PMCID

PMC4494752

Abstract

Twitter can be an effective tool for disaster risk reduction but gaps in education and training exist in current public health and disaster management educational competency standards.  Eleven core public health and disaster management competencies are proposed that incorporate Twitter as a tool for effective disaster risk reduction.  Greater funding is required to promote the education and training of this tool for those in professional schools and in the current public health and disaster management workforce.

Language: en