Initial Response

  • What is the scope of the incident and the response?
  • How will it affect service delivery?
  • Where are the impacted communities?
  • What population is impacted?
  • What is the anticipated medical surge?
  • Determine communication means
  • Evaluate healthcare organization, staff and supplies
  • Healthcare facility status
  • Consider healthcare facility incident command status
  • Determine health department status
  • Identify who need to know
  • Identify resources to be deployed
  • Consider healthcare facility decompression initiatives

Disability Inclusion & Emergency Preparedness Webinar

Feb
25
When: Thursday, Feb 25, 2021, 2:00PM - 3:00PM
Where:

REGISTER: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5DCDiCAeT4mfoQIXUEFh5A

Disability Inclusion and Emergency Preparedness:
AUCD, ASTHO and NACCHO Partnership and Collaboration Thursday, February 25, 2021, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET

Webinar Description:

Join this webinar to hear from three CDC sister grantees that are coordinating to include people with disabilities in emergency preparedness! The webinar will feature updates from the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)'s Prepared4ALL initiative of the National Center on Disability Inclusion and Emergency Preparedness, along with strategies for connecting with state and local public health officials in the COVID-19 response and beyond. Partners from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) will share updates on disability inclusion efforts, including regional and local approaches. Join to learn how AUCD, ASTHO and NACCHO's project are working together to strengthen our public health system to improve the inclusion of people with disabilities in emergency preparedness.

Presenters:

Adriane K. Griffen, DrPH, MPH, MCHES Senior Director of Public Health and Leadership Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)

Cassandra Thompson Director, Preparedness and Disability Integration Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)

Sara Lyons, MPH Senior Program Analyst, Health and Disability National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)

Please Note:

  • CEUs are not offered for this webinar.
  • You can test your connection to Zoom prior to the scheduled time by visiting this test webpage.
  • For disability accommodations e-mail aucdinfo@aucd.org.
  • This webinar will be archived.