Building Up Communities & Breaking the COVID-19 Divide [Session 2: Social Determinants]]

Webinar Session 2: Addressing Inequality and Social Determinants of Health during COVID-19 Moderator: Jonathan Sury, MPH CPH Introductory Remarks: Irwin Redlener, MD Speakers: David Abramson, PhD MPH, Clinical Associate Professor at NYU’s School of Global Public Health Nicolette Louissaint, PhD, Executive Director, Health Care Ready Michael Maurer, MD University of Miami Pediatric Mobile Health Unit …

Building Up Communities & Breaking the COVID-19 Divide [Session 1: Mental Health]

Webinar Session 1: Supporting Mental & Behavioral Health during COVID-19 Moderator & Opening Remarks: Jeff Schlegelmilch, MPH MBA Speakers: Helen Verdeli, PhD, MSc, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Founder & Director, Global Mental Health Lab, Teacher’s College Srishti Sardana, MSc, MA, Global Mental Health Lab, Teacher’s College Mebane Boyd, MSW, LCSW, RCRC New Hanover County …

RCRC Initiative Congressional Briefing 2018: Community Reflections

On April 17, 2018 the RCRC Initiative hosted a Congressional Briefing on Building Child Focused Disaster Resilient Communities in Washington, DC. Coalition representatives from Washington County, AR and Putnam County, NY joined alongside NCDP and Save the Children to host this event. Attendees heard first-hand from these communities and national experts on the RCRC model, …

Evolutions in Emergency Management: Maximizing resources through the RCRC Initiative (Part 3 of 3)

This emergency management and childcare provider video series highlights 1) the importance of planning for children’s specific and unique needs in an emergency and how those plans build a more resilient community, 2) addresses how this planning gap evolved, and helps us understand the critical nature of bringing emergency management and child-serving institutions to the …

Evolutions in Emergency Management: Partners in Resilience (Part 2 of 3)

This emergency management and childcare provider video series highlights 1) the importance of planning for children’s specific and unique needs in an emergency and how those plans build a more resilient community, 2) addresses how this planning gap evolved, and helps us understand the critical nature of bringing emergency management and child-serving institutions to the …

Evolutions in Emergency Management: Prioritizing children on the planning agenda (Part 1 of 3)

This emergency management and childcare provider video series highlights 1) the importance of planning for children’s specific and unique needs in an emergency and how those plans build a more resilient community, 2) addresses how this planning gap evolved, and helps us understand the critical nature of bringing emergency management and child-serving institutions to the …

AT&T: From Paper To Tablets

Following disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf Coast Oil Spill, the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health deploys a field team to collect research on the health, social and economic impacts on people who live within disaster zones.