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Are You Ready? Essential Disaster Health Information Resources for Keeping Your Loved Ones Safe

Class Details

Get ready for September and National Preparedness Month with NLM disaster health information and other emergency preparedness resources for community educators, families, friends and caregivers. Resources for special populations and those with special needs are highlighted.

Audience: consumers, public and consumer health librarians, pre-hospital responders, health care professionals, first-responders, and disaster preparedness administrators.

Objectives:
Participants will be able to:

  • Locate disaster and emergency preparedness information for consumers/public
  • Locate disaster and emergency preparedness for special populations
  • Locate disaster and emergency preparedness for those with disabilities
  • Locate disaster and emergency preparedness mobile Apps for consumers/public
Class Date:
Region/Office: National
Aug 28, 2019
2:00PM - 3:00PM ET
Instructor(s):
Sarah Levin-Lederer, MPH, Education and Outreach Coordinator
Continuing Education Credits: 
1
This class is eligible for Consumer Health Information Specialization continuing education credit awarded by the Medical Library Association.
This class is eligible for Disaster Information Specialization continuing education credit awarded by the Medical Library Association.

Class Overview

Are You Ready? Essential Disaster Health Information Resources for Keeping Your Loved Ones Safe

This class covers NLM disaster health information and other emergency preparedness resources for community educators, families, friends and caregivers. Resources for special populations and those with special needs are highlighted. Audience: consumers, public and consumer health librarians, pre- hospital responders, health care professionals, first-responders, or disaster preparedness administrators.

Objectives: 

Participants will be able to:

  • Locate disaster and emergency preparedness information for consumers/public
  • Locate disaster and emergency preparedness for special populations
  • Locate disaster and emergency preparedness for those with disabilities
  • Locate disaster and emergency preparedness mobile Apps for consumers/public