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 …

Continuity of Operations Planning in a time of COVID-19: COOP for Child-serving & Community Organizations

In response to COVID-19, many organizations have been thrust into response mode developing and implementing continuity of operations policies and procedures on-the-fly. Watch this webinar, recorded on 3/19/2020, to receive a formal introduction to Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) specifically for child-serving and community-based organizations. The principles presented in this training can be applied to …

Building Child-Focused Community Preparedness: RCRC Toolbox Release

In partnership with community leaders, the Resilient Children/Resilient Communities Initiative analyzed, recommended and implemented procedures, training, and guidance to help build child-focused community resilience to disasters. The RCRC Toolbox is a dynamic collection of resources developed and curated throughout this initiative for the benefit of those working to make our communities and our children more …

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, …