About COCA

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What COCA Does

Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) provides timely, accurate, and credible information to clinicians related to emergency preparedness and response and emerging public health threats. COCA fosters partnerships with national clinician organizations to strengthen information-sharing networks before, during, and after a public health emergency.

COCA helps to strengthen the emergency response capacity of clinicians by:

  • Disseminating evidence-based health information and public health emergency messages to clinicians
  • Collaborating with clinicians to develop communication strategies that support health risk reduction opportunities during public emergencies
  • Providing and promoting emergency preparedness and response training opportunities for clinicians

Who COCA Serves

COCA serves a wide range of clinical professionals, including: physicians, nurses, physician’s assistants, pharmacists, paramedics, veterinarians, epidemiologists, public health practitioners, and state and local health department officials. In addition, COCA collaborates with national clinician organizations, which in turns allows for extended outreach to a large number of clinicians.

COCA Products and Services

COCA supports the varied information needs of clinicians by providing a variety of products and services:

COCA invites all clinicians to Sign-Up for COCA Email Updates and Reminders.