Disaster Planning for the Needs of Special Populations

[Guest guest]

Planning for the Needs of Special Populations

Satellite broadcast to air Thursday, January 12th from 10-11 a.m. EST

(7-10 a.m. PST). This program will be rebroadcast 4-5 p.m. EST (1-2

p.m. PST).

Special guest speaker, Ana-Marie , Executive Director,

Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters (CARD) will share

information about populations with 'special needs' related to

emergency preparedness and disaster response; why people with special

needs remain underserved and unprepared; and alternate approaches to

reaching and serving the preparedness, response and recovery needs of

our most vulnerable populations.

To register your facility for showing the satellite broadcast

(requires a satellite dish), visit: http://tinyurl.com/c8dum

To register yourself for a live or delayed webcast, viewable on your

personal computer, visit: http://tinyurl.com/b4kyv

For more information on CARD, please visit http://www.FirstVictims.org

Created after the October 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake to address the

concerns of vulnerable residents whose preparedness, response and

recovery needs could not be fully addressed by traditional disaster

response agencies (FEMA, Red Cross, Offices of Emergency Services,

etc.) CARD offers a diverse, " no fear, no threat messages "

empowerment-based curriculum designed to address the cultural, social

and financial needs and learning styles of community agencies

serving our increasingly diverse, global society.

This program is cosponsored by UC Berkeley Center for Infectious

Disease Preparedness: http://www.idready.org