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the public about earthquake hazards is much more complicated
than simply telling folks to duck, cover, and hold. Many organizations
have struggled to develop programs that address seismic hazards,
although little knowledge was available concerning what works
and what hinders successful teaching about these risks. Issue
#2 of the "Natural Hazards Informer" contains the collective
wisdom of some of the top earthquake educators in the U.S. "Public
Education for Earthquake Hazards," by Sarah Nathe, Paula
Gori, Marjorie Greene, Elizabeth Lemersal, and Dennis Mileti,
discusses why it is important to educate the public about earthquakes,
why people pay attention to earthquake preparedness information
and why they don't, what activities have worked in educating
the public, windows of opportunity for creating "educable
moments," how to prepare effective messages, and how to
disseminate those messages for the greatest effect. It also lists
resources for further guidance. This second issue in the new
"Informer" series from the Natural Hazards Center is
now available on- line and in downloadable PDF format from the
center Web page: http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/informer/.
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