This report presents the findings of an initial survey that was designed to systematically determine the educational needs of citizens with regards to the emergency medical services system in their county. Specifically, the survey sampled the knowledge of respondents concerning: (1) what medical service is; (2) what services are available; (3) how…

In this follow-up study, an examination of the level of awareness of and knowledge about the Emergency Medical Services System in Region J of North Carolina was made to detect any changes from the earlier survey which might be due to a six-month campaign publicizing the system. To further pinpoint the channels through which the citizens of the…

Using the systematic plan of the Public Education Project developed in Region J of North Carolina as its model, this guide presents in detail seven major steps in organizing a public education project for emergency medical services: (1) assessing needs; (2) survey methodology; (3) determining objectives; (4) media usage--both mass media and…