This free virtual forum on disaster planning and preparedness occurs in September and features expert speakers presenting on data tools and resources, disaster planning communication, and institutional preparedness with a focus on greater inclusiveness and community resilience. Disasters may include weather events, pandemic, violence (mass shooter, violent protests), accidents (train derailment, building collapse, etc.), earthquake, explosion or any other event that may be sudden, unexpected and poses dangers to life and property.
Objectives
By the end of this series of webinars, participants will be able to:
1. Identify tools for individual, community and organizational disaster planning.
2. Describe strategies for inclusive programming and communication to strengthen community resilience.
3. Recognize NNLM and NLM resources for emergency preparedness.
This webinar series address the NNLM initiatives Environmental Determinants of Health.
Sponsored by the Network of the National Library of Medicine, a designated provider of contact hours (CECH) in health education credentialing by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc., this program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) to receive Category I continuing education contact hours.
Select session are approved for CHES. Check individual webinars.
This one-hour session distills nearly a decade of research on disaster preparedness and community resilience, sharing lessons from disaster-affected public libraries to help you strengthen your own emergency readiness.
This one-hour webinar explores best practices in informal weather education outreach and shares successful examples from the Extreme Events Institute (EEI) and International Hurricane Research Center (IHRC) at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Florida (http://eei.fiu.edu/).
This day long workshop presents strategies for recognizing signs and symptoms of mental health or substance use challenges and offer support without having to be a mental health professional.
6.00
Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES), Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS), Level 2
Learn about federal resources available to assist communities in planning for and responding to extreme heat events from Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. For a librarian audience. Part of NNLM Virtual Disaster Preparedness Forum (September, 2024).
Learn about the current state of rural health in America, with a focus on cybersecurity from guest speaker Alan Morgan, MPA, Chief Executive Officer for the National Rural Health Association. Part of NNLM Virtual Disaster Preparedness Forum (September, 2024).
One-hour webinar explores best practices in informal weather education outreach and share successful examples from the Extreme Events Institute (EEI) and International Hurricane Research Center (IHRC) at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Florida. Part of NNLM Virtual Disaster Preparedness Forum (September, 2023).
1.00
Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS), Level 1
Join NNLM for a one-hour book discussion of Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans by Don Brown. NNLM staff will lead a conversation covering topics such as community and individual preparedness, equity issues in preparedness, uses of graphic non-fiction for preparedness outreach, and more. Part of NNLM Virtual Disaster Preparedness Forum (September, 2023). This session will not be recorded and utilizes breakout rooms. Book must be acquired from local library or book seller.
Meredith Li-Vollmer, PhD, risk communication specialist and cartoonist discusses how the health department in Seattle and King County, Washington has used comics to convey critical health information for emergency preparedness and response. One-hour webinar. Part of NNLM Virtual Disaster Preparedness Forum (September, 2023).
Learn about creating a one-page disaster plan for your library or organization from guest speaker Dan Wilson, Deputy Director at the University of Virginia Claude Moore Health Sciences Library and author of the book, Library as Safe Haven, Disaster Planning, Recovery, and Response. Part of NNLM Virtual Disaster Preparedness Forum (September, 2023).
1.00
Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS), Level 1
In this one-hour webinar, guest speakers from the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, provide an overview of the Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE). Part of the NNLM Virtual Disaster Preparedness Forum (September 2023).
This one hour webinar features a guest speaker from the United States Census Bureau, and introduces the Census data tools: OnTheMap for Emergency Management and Community Resilience Estimates. Part of the September 2023 NNLM Virtual Disaster Preparedness Forum.
