When it comes to engaging audiences in your prevention efforts, communication can be your greatest asset. Using a well-designed, strategically developed communication plan, you can become your own best prevention program champion. By educating and inspiring your local community on your work, you can increase fundraising potential, activate allies and partners to bolster your efforts, and sustain your prevention program long-term.

In this training, we will explore seven key components of a communication plan. Along the way, we will explain how each component can play a role in sustaining your prevention initiatives. You will apply what you have learned to your work by building a communication plan from the ground up, so come to the training with your prevention program in mind!

Learning Objectives

1. Define key components necessary to build a communication plan.
2. Identify appropriate communication strategies.
3. Describe how to use communication planning to sustain your prevention work.

Length of Learning Opportunity

1 hour

Successful Completion

To receive a certificate of completion for this training, you must complete and submit the Communication Planning worksheet and complete the evaluation survey. After both items are complete, you will receive an email from Brightspace with your certificate.

Primary Competency

Communication Skills

Development Partner(s)

This online module was developed with support from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Prevention Services Division

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