AECA 2016 Keynote | Children in a Changing Climate: The Importance of Childcare Providers in Disasters Dr. Lori Peek delivers the keynote address to the Arkansas Early Childhood Association (AECA) annual conference in Little Rock, AR. Resilient Children/Resilient Children Initiative (RCRC) project director and NCDP Deputy Director Jeff Schlegelmilch sets the stage by introducing the RCRC Initiative. In her talk, Dr. Peek focuses on the critical role childcare providers may play … Continue reading “AECA 2016 Keynote | Children in a Changing Climate: The Importance of Childcare Providers in Disasters” Learn More
Covering Recovery- Finding News in the Aftermath of Disaster On October 11, 2016, the Covering Recovery Project, a joint initiative of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma and the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, hosted its inaugural lunchtime colloquium at the Columbia Journalism School. The discussion explored innovative approaches to storytelling and under-reported policy debates. This is a live stream recording of the … Continue reading “Covering Recovery- Finding News in the Aftermath of Disaster” Learn More
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 … Continue reading “Evolutions in Emergency Management: Maximizing resources through the RCRC Initiative (Part 3 of 3)” Learn More
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 … Continue reading “Evolutions in Emergency Management: Partners in Resilience (Part 2 of 3)” Learn More
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 … Continue reading “Evolutions in Emergency Management: Prioritizing children on the planning agenda (Part 1 of 3)” Learn More
Advice for Communities from the National Children’s Resilience Leadership Board (NCRLB) The NCRLB offers insights and advice for the RCRC Pilot Communities as they wrap up year one of a three year initiative. These pearls of wisdom are applicable to any coalition or community building efforts. Learn more about the NCRLB here Learn More
IRE16: Investigating in the Wake of Disaster - Special Message As Dr. Redlener was unable to attend #IRE16 in person this year, he recorded a special message for all the attendees of the 2016 Investigative Reporters and Editors conference and in particular for the panel hosted by the Dart Center, Columbia University. This content is particularly pertinent for all journalists with an interest in covering … Continue reading “IRE16: Investigating in the Wake of Disaster – Special Message” Learn More
Concepts in Social Media: Organizing social media using lists and dashboards Project Homepage: http://bit.ly/20UyL7A Associated Products Flagship On-line Course: COM3305 – Social Media in Preparedness and Response Thought Leadership Video Series: The Power of Connectivity + Disaster Operations Concepts of Social Media in Disaster Video Series: Managing & Organizing Crowd-sourced Content Social Media Resources: Peer-reviewed articles (http://bit.ly/1VwQt1j), reports/white papers (http://bit.ly/1UhqXaZ) , tools (http://bit.ly/1ZdCaxT) This project is … Continue reading “Concepts in Social Media: Organizing social media using lists and dashboards” Learn More
Concepts in Social Media: Making sure information is up-to-date and relevant Project Homepage: http://bit.ly/20UyL7A Associated Products Flagship On-line Course: COM3305 – Social Media in Preparedness and Response Thought Leadership Video Series: The Power of Connectivity + Disaster Operations Concepts of Social Media in Disaster Video Series: Managing & Organizing Crowd-sourced Content Social Media Resources: Peer-reviewed articles (http://bit.ly/1VwQt1j), reports/white papers (http://bit.ly/1UhqXaZ) , tools (http://bit.ly/1ZdCaxT) This project is … Continue reading “Concepts in Social Media: Making sure information is up-to-date and relevant” Learn More
Concepts in Social Media: Channeling influential sources to build trust Associated Products Flagship On-line Course: COM3305 – Social Media in Preparedness and Response Thought Leadership Video Series: The Power of Connectivity + Disaster Operations Concepts of Social Media in Disaster Video Series: Managing & Organizing Crowd-sourced Content This project is grant funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness … Continue reading “Concepts in Social Media: Channeling influential sources to build trust” Learn More
Concepts in Social Media: Empowering people to participate and share Project Homepage: http://bit.ly/20UyL7A Associated Products Flagship On-line Course: COM3305 – Social Media in Preparedness and Response Thought Leadership Video Series: The Power of Connectivity + Disaster Operations Concepts of Social Media in Disaster Video Series: Managing & Organizing Crowd-sourced Content Social Media Resources: Peer-reviewed articles (http://bit.ly/1VwQt1j), reports/white papers (http://bit.ly/1UhqXaZ) , tools (http://bit.ly/1ZdCaxT) This project is … Continue reading “Concepts in Social Media: Empowering people to participate and share” Learn More
Concepts in Social Media: Gathering crowdsourced information Project Homepage: http://bit.ly/20UyL7A Associated Products Flagship On-line Course: COM3305 – Social Media in Preparedness and Response Thought Leadership Video Series: The Power of Connectivity + Disaster Operations Concepts of Social Media in Disaster Video Series: Managing & Organizing Crowd-sourced Content Social Media Resources: Peer-reviewed articles (http://bit.ly/1VwQt1j), reports/white papers (http://bit.ly/1UhqXaZ) , tools (http://bit.ly/1ZdCaxT) This project is … Continue reading “Concepts in Social Media: Gathering crowdsourced information” Learn More
Thought Leadership|The Power of Connectivity: Building your audience Project Homepage: http://bit.ly/20UyL7A Associated Products Flagship On-line Course: COM3305 – Social Media in Preparedness and Response Thought Leadership Video Series: The Power of Connectivity + Disaster Operations Concepts of Social Media in Disaster Video Series: Managing & Organizing Crowd-sourced Content Social Media Resources: Peer-reviewed articles (http://bit.ly/1VwQt1j), reports/white papers (http://bit.ly/1UhqXaZ) , tools (http://bit.ly/1ZdCaxT) This project is … Continue reading “Thought Leadership|The Power of Connectivity: Building your audience” Learn More
Thought Leadership|Disaster Operations: Thinking to the future Project Homepage: http://bit.ly/20UyL7A Associated Products • Flagship On-line Course: COM3305 – Social Media in Preparedness and Response • Thought Leadership Video Series: The Power of Connectivity + Disaster Operations Concepts of Social Media in Disaster Video Series: Managing & Organizing Crowd-sourced Content Social Media Resources: Peer-reviewed articles (http://bit.ly/1VwQt1j), reports/white papers (http://bit.ly/1UhqXaZ) , tools (http://bit.ly/1ZdCaxT) This … Continue reading “Thought Leadership|Disaster Operations: Thinking to the future” Learn More
Thought Leadership|Disaster Operations: Sensemaking with social media Project Homepage: http://bit.ly/20UyL7A Associated Products Flagship On-line Course: COM3305 – Social Media in Preparedness and Response Thought Leadership Video Series: The Power of Connectivity + Disaster Operations Concepts of Social Media in Disaster Video Series: Managing & Organizing Crowd-sourced Content Social Media Resources: Peer-reviewed articles (http://bit.ly/1VwQt1j), reports/white papers (http://bit.ly/1UhqXaZ) , tools (http://bit.ly/1ZdCaxT) This project is … Continue reading “Thought Leadership|Disaster Operations: Sensemaking with social media” Learn More
Thought Leadership|Disaster Operations: Leveraging social media in the EOC Project Homepage: http://bit.ly/20UyL7A Associated Products Flagship On-line Course: COM3305 – Social Media in Preparedness and Response Thought Leadership Video Series: The Power of Connectivity + Disaster Operations Concepts of Social Media in Disaster Video Series: Managing & Organizing Crowd-sourced Content Social Media Resources: Peer-reviewed articles (http://bit.ly/1VwQt1j), reports/white papers (http://bit.ly/1UhqXaZ) , tools (http://bit.ly/1ZdCaxT) This project is … Continue reading “Thought Leadership|Disaster Operations: Leveraging social media in the EOC” Learn More
Thought Leadership|The Power of Connectivity: Engaging through conversation Project Homepage: http://bit.ly/20UyL7A Associated Products Flagship On-line Course: COM3305 – Social Media in Preparedness and Response Thought Leadership Video Series: The Power of Connectivity + Disaster Operations Concepts of Social Media in Disaster Video Series: Managing & Organizing Crowd-sourced Content Social Media Resources: Peer-reviewed articles (http://bit.ly/1VwQt1j), reports/white papers (http://bit.ly/1UhqXaZ) , tools (http://bit.ly/1ZdCaxT) This project is … Continue reading “Thought Leadership|The Power of Connectivity: Engaging through conversation” Learn More
Thought Leadership | The Power of Connectivity: Crafting your message Associated Products Flagship On-line Course: COM3305 – Social Media in Preparedness and Response Thought Leadership Video Series: The Power of Connectivity + Disaster Operations Concepts of Social Media in Disaster Video Series: Managing & Organizing Crowd-sourced Content Social Media Resources: Peer-reviewed articles, reports/white papers, tools This project is grant funded by the U.S. Department of … Continue reading “Thought Leadership | The Power of Connectivity: Crafting your message” Learn More
In Memoriam: Dr. Robert K. Kanter During the Ebola Crisis, we interviewed Dr. Kanter as part of a larger conference on the emerging threat. Watch this never before seen 2014 interview with Dr. Kanter discussing the far ranging potential impacts of a disease threat such as Ebola. He predicted the severe consequences of Ebola very early on, and would echo the … Continue reading “In Memoriam: Dr. Robert K. Kanter” Learn More
National Opinion Survey Data Release Webinar: Resilient Children/Resilient Communities Initiative As part of the Resilient Children/Resilient Communities Initiative, the National Center for Disaster Preparedness designed and deployed a national survey modeled on prior work through the American Preparedness Project, which collected national data on attitudes and opinions on preparedness. This webinar event recorded on February 9 2016 released the data focused on children in disasters, … Continue reading “National Opinion Survey Data Release Webinar: Resilient Children/Resilient Communities Initiative” Learn More
Resilient Children / Resilient Communities: Community Resilience Coalitions Introduction As part of the Resilient Children/Resilient Communities Initiative, two pilot communities are building Community Resilience Coalitions (CRC). Today we hear from coalition members who speak to the importance of this initiative and why actions to protect our Nation’s children after a disaster are so critical. Learn More
The American Preparedness Project: Where the US Public Stands in 2015 2018-08-30T21:10:53Z Learn More
Schools and Terrorism: Global Trends, Impacts, and Lessons for Resilience 2018-08-30T20:36:43Z Learn More
Anger Versus Fear: Perceptions of Terrorism Among the American Public 2019-05-22T14:53:54Z Learn More
Acts of terrorism and mass violence targeting schools : Analysis and implications for preparedness in the USA 2018-08-30T17:05:37Z Learn More
Economic Burden of Hospitalizations for Heat-Related Illnesses in the United States, 2001–2010 2022-01-25T21:03:30Z Learn More
Crisis Decision-Making During Hurricane Sandy: An Analysis of Established and Emergent Disaster Response Behaviors in the New York Metro Area 2021-11-10T17:58:02Z Learn More
Superstorm Sandy: Lessons for Optimizing Limited Training Resources for Local Impact 2021-11-10T18:13:44Z Learn More