Columbus Public Health – Office of Emergency Preparedness

March 27, 2013 / 1:30 -  2:30 PM ET

Emily Rahimi has been the Digital & Social Media Manager for the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) since 2005.  As Hurricane Sandy hit the shore of New York in late October last year, Emily monitored the FDNY Twitter feed and responded to those most in need.  Emily will share her story and lessons learned from monitoring and responding to the FDNY Twitter account during the height of the hurricane.  In addition, attendees will be provided customizable Facebook and Twitter templates for various biological, chemical, radiological and weather related incident:  http://ppwebinar2.eventbrite.com/#

METRO and the Moving Image Archiving and Preservation (MIAP) program at New York University are co-sponsoring a full-day, low-cost workshop on Thursday, March 7: Disaster Preparedness and Response Bootcamp for Mixed Media Collections. Registration for this full-day, hands-on workshop is only $45 thanks to partial funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

The recent experience of Hurricane Sandy emphasized the importance of disaster planning and disaster response for local libraries, archives, and museums. In this full-day workshop, participants will be introduced to critical first response steps as well as logistics considerations and operational requirements of a salvage-and-recovery scenario for cultural heritage collections by way of hands-on exercises covering a variety of media types. Participants will also learn how to improve their disaster preparedness plans so that when the next disaster strikes, caretakers will be ready to respond. While handling and recovery procedures for different media types will be discussed, this workshop will not go into great detail on conservation procedures for specific media types.

Disaster Preparedness and Response Bootcamp for Mixed Media Collections will be led by Kara Van Malssen of Audiovisual Preservation Solutions, whose work with disasters and audiovisual collections began in 2005 when, as a graduate student in NYU’s Moving Image Archiving and Preservation program, she received a grant provide assistance to damaged audiovisual collections in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. She has recently used her experience in disaster response to manage the recovery of 1500 media items at Eyebeam Art+Technology Center, which was flooded during Superstorm Sandy, overseeing 40+ volunteers in an intensive three-day effort to salvage and clean damaged videotapes and computer disks.

Registration for this event is now open.

Disaster Recovery Summit

When:  April 8, 2013

Where:  Eatontown, NJ

Details:  http://www.njstatelib.org/news/2013/feb/08/ports_in_a_storm_the_library_as_disaster_recovery_center

Sponsored by the New Jersey State Library, the Middle Atlantic Region of the NN/LM, Library Link NJ, and the New Jersey Library Association.

Make a point of checking out the latest issue of our newsletter:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/newsletter/

You’ll find articles about:

• Participating on a MAR Advisory Committee
• MLA’s Disaster Information Specialization Program
• Funding Opportunities from MAR
• NLM Environmental Health Resources
• Creating an Elevator Message
• MLA’s Consumer Health Information Specialization Program
• Our New Technology Webinar Series

Do you have the skills needed to prepare, survive and recover from a natural disaster?  Join Dante Shields, the internationally famous disaster specialist, and his genius prodigy, Mika, in the high-tech holographic simulation game show, Disaster Hero:  http://www.disasterhero.com/.  Provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and FEMA.

The National Library of Medicine Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC) webpage of Disaster Apps and Mobile Web Pages was redesigned using responsive web design, which provides an optimal view across a range of devices – PC, tablet or smartphone. The content on the page automatically resizes and adjusts its content to fit the user’s device. NLM also used responsive design for its Gallery of Mobile Apps and Sites page.

DIMRC web page: http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/disasterapps.html

NLM Gallery of Mobile Apps:  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mobile/index.html

Disaster Summit: Magnitude 9 Cascadia Earthquake
Event Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2013

What would you do in the event of a major earthquake in the Pacific Northwest? With whom would you need to coordinate to continue to provide needed services? NN/LM PNR is pleased to announce a one-day disaster summit to address these types of questions.

Disaster Summit: Magnitude 9 Cascadia Earthquake in the Pacific Northwestis is where you can spend the day with colleagues from across multiple disciplines to engage one another about disaster planning and response. We will use a magnitude 9 earthquake along the Cascadia subduction zone as the scenario for our day’s discussions. Speakers include representatives from the U.S. Geological Survey, Washington State Emergency Management Division, and the National Library of Medicine’s Disaster Information Management Research Center, just to name a few. Librarians, Emergency Responders, Health Care Providers, and others will gather to learn and share and will walk away knowing more about how to foster and improve collaboration for disaster planning and response.

Visit our Summit web site http://nnlm.gov/pnr/training/PNRDisaster2013.html for registration links and other details. Registration is free, but required. Space is limited on a first-come, first served basis. The event will be held at Seattle BioMed in downtown Seattle.

The NN/LM Disaster Communication Summit will be held in Chicago on March 7-8, 2013. The Summit is being co-sponsored by the Greater Midwest and MidContinental Regions and the National Emergency Preparedness & Response plan of the NN/LM. Registration preference will be given to members from the Greater Midwest and MidContinental regions.

This unique one and a half day summit will feature:

• Speakers from libraries and the emergency planning community on roles libraries/librarians can play before, during, and after a disaster, with emphasis on communication strategies
• The MLA CE class: “U.S. Response to Disasters and Public Health Emergencies” which is one of the required courses for the new MLA Disaster Information Specialization
• A hands-on workshop with take-away tools for improving your library’s readiness, including a one-page service continuity plan
• Opportunities to network with librarians, community emergency planners, and representatives from the NLM Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC)

To register for one or all three parts of the summit, go to: http://goo.gl/z248J

Rooms are available at Club Quarters at 111, West Adams Street, Chicago IL 60603.  If you call to register (203-905-2100) at Club Quarters, tell them you are part of a group and use the group code UOI363 (that’s capital U,O,I for University of Illinois). They are holding 20 rooms at the group rate of $126 plus tax.  Chicago’s hotel tax is 16.4%.  This block is being held until February 4th so please register right away.

For more information about visiting the University of Illinois at Chicago, here is the link to the GMR Visitor Information page:  http://nnlm.gov/gmr/about/visitorinfo/index.html

Join us in Chicago in March to focus on Disaster Communication!

Claire Hamasu, Associate Director

NN/LM MidContinental Region

University of Utah Eccles Health Sciences Library

10 North 1900 East Bldg 589

Salt Lake City UT 84112-5890

Voice 800 338-7657 (CO,KS,MO,NE,UT,WY) #1, #1

Voice 801 587-3412, Option #1

Fax 801 581 3632

chamasu@rml4.utah.edu

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Disaster Technical Assistance Center (DTAC) is pleased to announce the Disaster Response Template Toolkit, a new installment in our Disaster Behavioral Health Information Series.  It contains a comprehensive collection of online resources and materials, as well as editable templates that can be easily tailored to meet the needs of any disaster response program.

The Printed Materials section contains customizable public education materials for use by disaster behavioral health response programs to provide outreach, psycho-education, and recovery news for disaster survivors.  These materials, geared toward the general public, provide information about common disaster reactions and ways to cope.

The Messaging through Other Media section contains tips for writing television, radio, and newspaper public service announcements (PSAs), as well as samples of print and radio PSAs.  There are also links and examples of disaster response program websites, social networking pages, and blogs.

Within each section of this toolkit, “do it yourself” templates are provided in various formats with space provided for each program to incorporate its own logo or contact information.  You will find templates for the following products:

• Brochures for adults, older adults, or children about common disaster responses and ways of coping
• Door hangers with common signs of disaster stress, ways to reduce stress, and common reactions to trigger events such as the holidays
• Editable tip sheets with information on managing stress, coping with disaster anniversaries, and helping children cope with the disaster
• Newsletters, wallet cards, and postcards with broad messaging and room to add your program’s contact information

To view the Disaster Response Template Toolkit, visit http://www.samhsa.gov/dtac/dbhis/dbhis_templates_intro.asp.

We hope that the Disaster Response Template Toolkit will be a helpful resource for the disaster response programs with which you work.  Please be aware that SAMHSA DTAC staff continue to be available to provide assistance at DTAC@samhsa.hhs.gov or at the toll-free number 1-800-308-3515.

We are pleased to announce that MAR funding has been posted for the 2013-2014 contract year.  The application deadline is March 15, 2013 for projects that run May 1, 2013 – April 30, 2014.

Funding is a great way to provide health information outreach to a professional or consumer audience, or to pilot a new service you have been wanting to offer.  It is a great way to get recognition within your institution or community.  You are encouraged to review these opportunities and consider applying!

Details are available at:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/funding/
We also encourage you to look at previously funded projects:

• http://nnlm.gov/mar/funding/funded.html (2012-2013)
• http://nnlm.gov/mar/funding/funded2011-12.html

Also, listen to presentations for previously funded projects in our Lunch with the RML series:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/training/lunch_recordings.html

We look forward to seeing your applications.