NNLM SEA provides assistance to our members in preparing for, and responding to, disasters or localized emergencies. SEA staff are available to assist with emergency preparedness and response activities, from risk assessment to training and developing a disaster plan.
NNLM SEA Disaster Information Resources
Hurricane season is upon us. The NNLM SEA has collected emergency preparedness resources that can be of assistance.
Emergency Preparedness Resources
One of the core competencies in disaster health is to be able to “communicate effectively with others in a disaster or public health emergency, including identifying authoritative sources for information and strategies for appropriate sharing of that information.” (Source: National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Training Courses
Environmental health plays a role in a host of social issues facing our society, from how to ensure drinking water is safe, to what kinds of risks we should take in our pursuit of fossil fuels, to how much we should rely on plastic as a cheap and convenient answer for logistical problems. September’s Reading Club selections will spur conversations on environmental health with reliable and provocative information.
To learn more, visit the NNLM Reading ClubInterested in training opportunities from the Network of the National Library of Medicine? Here are just a few of our upcoming classes:
NLM has updated and created new classes, quick tour videos, fact sheets and tool kits about the new PubMed.
