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
America Unprepared: Are Budget Cuts Undermining National Disaster Readiness? Center Director Irwin Redlener, MD discusses the implications of funding cuts to preparedness and response programs and training. NCDP’s own Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center (PERLC) funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is also facing serious cutbacks. “In fact, overall preparedness and response funding within the U.S Departments of Health and … Continue reading “America Unprepared: Are Budget Cuts Undermining National Disaster Readiness?” Learn More
CDC Selects the National Center for Disaster Preparedness as One of 14 National Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Centers The National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP) at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health was selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as one of 14 new national centers to provide training to workers involved in public health preparedness and response to emergencies. The 14 centers are tasked with creating a … Continue reading “CDC Selects the National Center for Disaster Preparedness as One of 14 National Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Centers” Learn More
