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.

The U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) 2012 Emergency Response Guidebook provides first responders with a go-to manual to help deal with hazmat accidents during the critical first 30 minutes. It is integrated into the Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER) to provide on-scene support. PHMSA and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) joined forces in producing two apps for the Emergency Response Guidebook. For more information, including links to the apps:  http://go.usa.gov/4WNk.

MAR is delighted to report that the “Value of Library and Information Services in Patient Care Study” has now been published in the Journal of the Medical Library Association.

Marshall JG, Sollenberger J,  Easterby-Gannett S, Morgan LK, Klem ML, Cavanaugh SK, Oliver KB, Thompson CA, Romanosky N, Hunter S. The value of library and information services in patient care: Results of a multi-site study. Journal of the Medical Library Association 2013 Jan; 101(1):39-46.

MAR will be making the full study results available on our website early next week:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/about/valueresults.html.  Please join us in wishing hearty congratulations to all the authors who worked so diligently on this study.