• Community Preparedness: Addressing the Needs of Diverse and Vulnerable Populations
    April 17th and 18th, 2008
    Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale, New Haven Connecticut

Agenda

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Day 1 | Day 2

April 17th, 2008

8:00 am - 5:30 pm

8:30-9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
   
9:00-9:30 Moderator: Nora Groce, PhD
  Opening Remarks

Linda Degutis, DrPH, MSN
   
9:30-10:00 Keynote Address: Define, Locate and Reach Special, Vulnerable and At-Risk Populations in an Emergency

Jane Mobley, PhD

Jane Mobley Associates
Developer of the Public Health Workbook to Define, Locate and Reach Special, Vulnerable and At-Risk Populations in an Emergency(Draft)
   
10:00 -noon Panel Discussion: "The Diversity of Community Preparedness: Maximizing Resources"

Âna-Marie Jones
Mollie Melbourne, MPH, MEP
Jim Schwendinger, MSN, MPH, CCRN, ANP-C
   
noon-1:30 Lunch (provided)
Breakout Session 1
       
1:30-2:45 Creating a Diverse Populations Database Risk Communication Strategies Health Literacy: Can People be Prepared without it? Ethical Principles of Emergency Management in Diverse Populations
         
  Dennis Mitchell Kay Aaby, MPH, BSN, RN 
& Betsy Burroughs		 Christina Zarcadoolas, PhD Marcie Roth
         
2:45-3:15 Break
  Breakout Session 2
         
3:15-4:30 GIS Technology Risk Communication Strategies Health Literacy: Can People be Prepared without it? Marketing and Messaging: Alternatives to Reach and Prepare Vulnerable Communities
         
  Stacey Maples Kay Aaby, MPH, BSN, RN 
& Betsy Burroughs		 Christina Zarcadoolas, PhD Âna-Marie Jones
         
 
4:30-5:30 Vulnerable Populations Action Teams (VPAT)
"Building Resilience: Tools for Emergency Preparedness & Response"

Carina Elsenboss
 

April 18th, 2008

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

8:00-8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
   
  Moderator: Nora Groce, PhD
8:30-9:15 Keynote Address: Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities

Cindy Daniel

Disability Coordinator
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
   
  Breakout Session 1
       
9:15-10:15 No One Left Behind: Evacuation of People with Disabilities & Service Animals Inner-City Emergency preparedness Overview of the Latino Health Initiative Psychosocial Preparedness for Children
         
Therese Nadeau, MSW Michael Greenberger, JD Kay Aaby, MPH, BSN, RN 
& Mercedes Moore, MPH, RN 		Steven Berkowitz, MD
     
10:15-10:30 Break
  Breakout Session 2
         
10:30-11:30 Supportive Care Shelters Inner-City Emergency preparedness Overview of the Latino Health Initiative Psychosocial Preparedness for Children
         
  Barbara Dingfelder, APRN-BC, BSN, MPH, CHES Michael Greenberger, JD Kay Aaby, MPH, BSN, RN 
& Mercedes Moore, MPH, RN 		Steven Berkowitz, MD
         
 
11:30 -noon Closing Remarks
 
 
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