Krizza P.

Saya-ang 1:30-2:30 PM
BA-COMMUNICATION 2 CC-RH

1. Why do you think it is important to use public communication in a health

emergency?
- One critical skill that emergency leaders can use to navigate an emergency is
proper and effective public communication. Public communication is a very
important way of exchanging information and is seen to have relevance for
virtually every aspect of health and well-being, including disease prevention,
health promotion and quality of life. Clear, consistent, and timely
communication is crucial to managing disaster response efforts and
emergencies. In addition, emergency leaders need to present simple
messages, keep the information consistent and release new updates as soon
as they are ready especially during a health emergency. Well-conceived
and effectively delivered emergency messages can help ensure public safety,
protect property, facilitate response efforts, produce cooperation, instill public
confidence, and help families reunite. Without proper communication,
misinformation and miscommunication can flourish and result in injury or
fatalities. 

2. Who are the internally displaced persons?

- Internally displaced persons are group of persons who have been forced or
obliged to leave their homes or places of habitual residence in order to avoid
the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of
human rights, or natural human made disasters, and who have not crossed
an internationally recognized state border. These people are more likely to
experience loss of livelihood because they are cut off from their normal
means of survival, and may not be allowed to farm, trade, or receive wages or
state benefits. They could get psychological trauma from the risk they
encounter particularly fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion,
nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion.
Additionally, because of the new environment they may be placed, there’s a
high risk in sexual violence for the reason that they may have lack of security
and protection in the area they are in.