Public Information and Community Outreach
Director:
David Rivers, M.A.
Director, Public Information and Community Outreach
Department of Library Science and Informatics
Medical University of South Carolina
Introduction
The Public Information and Community Outreach section (PICO) develops and coordinates projects in the planning, development, communication and implementation of public policy and community development initiatives related to environmental health risks. These projects are formulated, coordinated and implemented in partnership with other organizations to ensure maximum benefit and "value added" for DOE and related policy-making individuals and groups.
Overview
PICO has been successful in convening dialogues, workshops, symposia and public meetings on a national and international level to address issues of environmental health risk. The capabilities and expertise PICO has developed in this area are applied to a series of activities designed to accomplish four inter-related objectives:
- Develop an understanding of the fundamental scientific principles of environmental risk among policy makers and stakeholders who influence public policy.
- Maximize the effectiveness of risk assessment as a tool for developing public policy related to the management and remediation of environmental health risks.
- Demonstrate how concepts of risk assessment may be integrated into community development initiatives in ways that enhance development of a safe, clean, healthy and economically viable environment.
- Demonstrate how risk assessment and risk management techniques can be used to promote the concept of environmental stewardship among policy makers and stakeholders who influence public policy.
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