NCDP & CRLC Preparedness Month Activities Highlighted in ASPPH Friday Letter The Center has designed two innovative approaches to strengthen community preparedness, response and recovery capabilities for agencies, workforce, and individuals. Reaching Our Communities’ Vulnerable Populations – CLRC is building an agency-staff-client centered curriculum entitled “Disaster Planning for Community-Based Human Service Organizations and Their Clients: The Community’s Most Vulnerable Populations.” The Preparedness Wizard: Personal Preparedness in … Continue reading “NCDP & CRLC Preparedness Month Activities Highlighted in ASPPH Friday Letter” Learn More
NCDP On Gulf Coast, Organizing Youth to Face Disaster A new youth development and disaster recovery program, which grew out of research on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, will debut in five Gulf Coast high schools next week. The SHOREline Project will bring together teens to create and share resources to help their own communities and others to recover from disasters. The program is spearheaded by … Continue reading “NCDP On Gulf Coast, Organizing Youth to Face Disaster” Learn More
Jeter’s Leaders and the National Center for Disaster Preparedness Community Collaborative: Integrating Disaster Preparedness at the Community Level In 2012 NCDP developed an interactive workshop and Train the Trainer certificate program for use by programs like Jeter’s Leaders, which prepare high school aged students to serve as community preparedness messengers. Students, as leaders in their communities, are trained to promote awareness of emergency preparedness and increase preparedness levels within their communities. Students learn … Continue reading “Jeter’s Leaders and the National Center for Disaster Preparedness Community Collaborative: Integrating Disaster Preparedness at the Community Level” Learn More
Harlem Children’s Zone: High school students, Community Health Messengers H1N1 In 2009 H1N1, a new and not well understood virus appeared in New York City. Reliable scientific information regarding what the virus was, who was at risk and how the population could protect itself was very much on the minds of parents and school officials. A trusted source was needed, to give clear information and … Continue reading “Harlem Children’s Zone: High school students, Community Health Messengers H1N1” Learn More
