COVID-19 is affecting everyone.
We are all scrolling, watching, planning, thinking, worrying, looking for news and information.
The pressure is on communicators and social media managers.
This is true even if your organisation has nothing (seemingly) to do with the coronavirus pandemic. Social media managers in almost all organisations need to build in contingency plans for communicating what COVID-19 will mean for their communities.
The resources on this page are to assist communicators in health, not for profits, and government agencies (including Local Government).
Webinar: Social Media and Covid-19 Communication
Date: 20 March 2020
Webinar resources
“It was a great webinar and already I’ve adjusted my wording and tone in Covid related e-mails to our members. Took your advice and didn’t mention the C word. Kept it positive and informative. Had 5 e-mails back with really positive feedback on our communication. Thanks a million!”
Holly Stokes, Sector Capacity Building Officer
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About the presenter:
Kristy Schirmer, Principal Consultant, Zockmelon Health Promotion and Social Media Consulting
Kristy Schirmer (BHlthSc, MPH) has 15+ years experience working in health promotion and public health. Kristy now works with government and non-government agencies with a public health focus to make the most of social media through providing face-to-face or online training.
She also consults with start-ups and other consultants on social media strategy. She is also the co-founder of the Australian Public Health Consultants Network. Kristy was awarded the Public Health Association of Australia and Australian Health Promotion Association (SA Branches) South Australian Primary Health Care Practitioner in 2014, and was recognised as one of South Australia’s top 40 under 40 business leaders by the Adelaide InDaily in 2018.