[** POSSIBLE SPAM **] Satellite/Webcast Program-Emergency Planning for Special Needs Communities: Answering the Call for Help
Satellite/Webcast Program-Emergency Planning for Special Needs Communities: Answering the Call for Help
The Ocean County Health Department will be hosting a satellite and/or webcast, “Emergency Planning for Special Needs Communities: Answering the Call for Help” from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., March 23, 2011 in Area D at the Health Department Building, 175 Sunset Avenue, Toms River.
Brief Summary:
In a rebroadcast of our highest-rated program of 2010, the March edition of Live Response will focus on emergency planning for special needs communities. Experts at West Virginia University’s (WVU’s) Homeland Security Program will discuss how to help the estimated 53 million Americans who are living with disabilities during a crisis. WVU offers a 12-hour course on this topic called, “Emergency Planning for Special Needs Communities.” It is federally funded and free to participants. Live Response will give an overview of what the course offers and define special needs populations, which include not only the visually and hearing impaired but also people who don’t speak English, for instance, and people who can no longer drive a car. The broadcast will explore the need for a functional approach in emergency planning and offer important resources. It will also cover key issues in delivering emergency communications, look at mass care provisional needs, and talk about key transportation issues to consider during an evacuation. In addition, the broadcast will address how best to assist people with special needs during recovery efforts as well as challenges for the future in emergency planning for special needs communities. There will be a new live chat with panelists during the broadcast for follow-up questions, updates, and additional information. Please join us!
Public Health professionals may register and receive continuing education credit for this program, if offered, at no cost to you. For more information, visit the New Jersey Learning Management Network by clicking here.
For questions, please contact John Clayton at 732.341.9700 ext. 7277.
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