Educational Outline for the Public and Consumers

Providing education and training to the public and consumers is very crucial in helping them prepare before a disaster strikes, during the disaster and after the disaster. The public and consumers need to be educated on privacy, security, access to personal health records (PHRs), maintenance of PHRs, requirements and legalities. This information helps the healthcare consumers and the public to plan actively on protecting themselves, their families and the community in general before, during and after a disaster. Additionally, it helps the public and health consumers to plan for the possible threats and unexpected loss of health information in the……