FY06 Health and Environmental Risk Communication Training
This MARADMIN announces FY06 Health and Environmental Risk Communication training opportunities at Marine Corps installations. Headquarters Marine Corps has partnered with CECOS and NEHC to offer three-day workshops and executive briefings at four locations from November 2005 through June 2006. The training is designed to enhance communication skills for personnel who interact with stakeholders on health and environmental issues.
Issued: October 25, 2005
1. AT OUR BASES AND STATIONS, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ARE INCREASINGLY INTERTWINED WITH MANY ASPECTS OF OUR MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS. GIVEN EVOLVING ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND AWARENESS, WE FREQUENTLY ENTER INTO DISCUSSIONS WITH CONCERNED CITIZENS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND OUR UNIFORMED AND CIVILIAN MARINES REGARDING HEALTH CONCERNS AND OUR SHARED NATURAL RESOURCES. WE RECOGNIZE THAT MARINE CORPS LEADERSHIP AND STAFF REQUIRE ENHANCED COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO EFFECTIVELY DIALOGUE WITH STAKEHOLDERS DURING MISSION EXECUTION. 2. TO ASSIST IN MEETING THIS CHALLENGE, HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS HAS PARTNERED WITH THE CIVIL ENGINEER CORPS OFFICERS SCHOOL (CECOS) AND THE NAVY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CENTER (NEHC) TO BRING RISK COMMUNICATION TRAINING TO MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS. HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK COMMUNICATION WORKSHOPS AND ASSOCIATED EXECUTIVE BRIEFINGS WILL BE OFFERED AT SEVERAL OF OUR MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS IN FY06 AS INDICATED IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS. INSTALLATION STAFF AND LEADERSHIP SHOULD TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THESE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. 3. HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP. THE THREE-DAY RISK COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP PROVIDES THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND TOOLS IN RISK COMMUNICATION FUNDAMENTALS AND PROCESSES TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION TO STAKEHOLDERS. THE TARGET AUDIENCE IS MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMUNICATING ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL RISK MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICERS, FACILITIES AND PUBLIC WORKS OFFICERS, HOUSING MANAGERS AND STAFF, ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTORS AND MEDIA STAFF, HEALTH AND SAFETY PERSONNEL, LABORATORY STAFF, SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS. INTERESTED PERSONNEL CAN REGISTER AT HTTPS: DOUBLE FORWARD SLASH WWW.CECOS.NAVY.MIL FOR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DATES: MCAGCC TWENTYNINE PALMS - 15-17 NOV 2005 MCAS IWAKUNI JAPAN -24-26 JAN 2006 MCB CAMP BUTLER - 31 JAN - 2 FEB 2006 MCAS BEAUFORT - 27-29 JUNE 2006 4. RISK COMMUNICATION EXECUTIVE BRIEFING. THE EXECUTIVE BRIEFING IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE COMMANDING GENERALS, COMMANDING OFFICERS, CHIEFS OF STAFF, UNIT COMMANDERS AND OTHER EXECUTIVE PERSONNEL AN OVERVIEW OF THE CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES, STRATEGIES AND SKILLS REQUIRED FOR EFFECTIVE RISK COMMUNICATION. THE THREE-HOUR EXECUTIVE BRIEFING WILL BE HELD THE WEEK OF THE THREE-DAY COURSE. THE EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW DATES AND REGISTRATION CONTACT NUMBERS ARE: MCAGCC TWENTYNINE PALMS - 18 NOV 2005 - COMM (760) 830-7396 EXT 270 MCAS IWAKUNI, JAPAN - 27 JAN 2006 - DSN: 253-5466 MCB CAMP BUTLER, OKINAWA, JAPAN - 30 JAN 2006 - DSN: 645-0241 MCAS BEAUFORT - 26 JUNE 2006 - DSN: 335-7884 5. SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND STAFF ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO ENHANCE THEIR COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS THROUGH THESE REGIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.