Choose one of the following health crisis scenarios and write a two- minute press conference statement following the best practices in risk and crisis communication and present it to the class:

a) 300,000 turkeys are being recalled due to Salmonella contamination. CDC says more than 500 people are confirmed ill and four are in the hospital, including a three-year-old girl who is now in a coma. You are the communications specialist for the CDC.

b) A train carrying anhydrous ammonia has derailed just outside the city. The immediate area has been evacuated, and hospitals are crowded with people complaining of burning eyes and throats. You are the public information officer for the ???? re department.

c) A devastating ice storm has hit your state. Power is out across town and likely will be for the next several days. Temperatures are forecasted below freezing tonight. You are the communications specialist for the city.

d) Due to contamination at the largest vaccine supplier, there is a shortage of the flu vaccine this year, and the current strain is particularly dangerous, killing more people in the First month of flu season than all of last year. You are the communications specialist for local public health.