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

Extreme Weather in Iowa Symposium

Oct
02
When: Wednesday, Oct 2, 2019, (All day)
Where:

HyVee Hall at the Iowa Events Center, Meeting Room 312 730 3rd Street Des Moines, IA 50309

The goal of the symposium is to bring together constituencies affected by extreme weather events in Iowa and share information regarding prevention, response, monitoring, and long-term recovery

Topics include:

  • An overview of weather trends in Iowa
  • Panel discussion on extreme heat
  • Equity considerations
  • Panel discussion on flooding
  • Panel discussion among policy-makers

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Leslie Gannon at (319) 335-6817 or leslie-gannon@uiowa.edu.

Additional Location Information
HyVee Hall at the Iowa Events Center, Meeting Room 312 730 3rd Street Des Moines, IA 50309

http://ppc.uiowa.edu/forkenbrock/ia-extreme-weather