title: Twitter as a Potential Disaster Risk Reduction Tool. Part IV: Competency-based Education and Training Guidelines to Promote Community Resiliency.
abstract: Twitter can be an effective tool for disaster risk reduction but gaps in education and training exist in current public health and disaster management educational competency standards.  Eleven core public health and disaster management competencies are proposed that incorporate Twitter as a tool for effective disaster risk reduction.  Greater funding is required to promote the education and training of this tool for those in professional schools and in the current public health and disaster management workforce.
authors.affiliation: College of Osteopathic Medicine, William Carey University, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA.
authors.forename: Violet
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Yeager
authors.affiliation: College of Osteopathic Medicine, William Carey University, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA.
authors.forename: Guy Paul
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.affiliation: Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Frederick M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Burkle
authors.affiliation: College of Osteopathic Medicine, William Carey University, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA.
authors.forename: Italo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Subbarao
keywords: Communications; Competencies; Disaster risk reduction; Health Informatics; Prevention and preparedness; Public Health; Resiliency; Social media; Twitter