This page is being established to aid our local community partners by supplying a singular location where member municipalities can go to gather data regarding the current public health event and what actions we as a region are engaged in to enhance our preparedness and information dissemination.

Please see important links in the column to the left.

The Six Principles of CERC
Be First:  If the information is yours to provide by organizational authority—do so as soon as possible. If you can’t—then explain how you are working to get it.
Be Right:  Give facts in increments. Tell people what you know when you know it, tell them what you don’t know, and tell them if you will know relevant information later.
Be Credible: Tell the truth. Do not withhold to avoid embarrassment or the possible “panic” that seldom happens. Uncertainty is worse than not knowing—rumors are more damaging than hard truths.
Express Empathy:  Acknowledge in words what people are feeling—it builds trust. “We understand this is worrisome”
Promote Action: Give people things to do. It calms anxiety and helps restore order.
Show Respect:  Treat people the way you want to be treated—the way you want your loved ones treated—always—even when hard decisions must be communicated.