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Posted by Sarah Levin-Lederer on August 21st, 2023
Posted in: Trainings
Tags: Emergency Preparedness (EPP), graphic medicine, Training
September is National Preparedness Month. And this year, NNLM is excited to present a slate of programming to support information and resource sharing around emergency preparedness in your communities.
And you can promote preparedness all year long with information and resources from ready.gov.
Save the Date for NNLM’s Free Virtual Disaster Preparedness Forum, September 12-28, 2023! Join NNLM and partners for a three-week slate of online events that will bring awareness, learning and discussion regarding preparedness and response to unforeseen, traumatic events.
These webinars will cover tools, resources, and communication planning for increased community resilience.
September 12: OnTheMap for Emergency Management and My Community Explorer Data Tools
Join the US Census Bureau to learn about Census data tools to help promote emergency preparedness and community resilience.
September 13: ASPR TRACIE: A Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Information Gateway
Join representatives from ASPR (part of HHS) to learn about free trainings and other resources from their Technical Resources, Assistance Center and Information Exchange (TRACIE).
September 14: Creating a One-Page Disaster Plan
Join Dan Wilson from the University of Virginia Claude Moore Health Sciences Library to learn about creating a one page disaster plan for your library or organization.
September 20: Why Comics Work for Risk Communication
Join Meredith Li-Volmer, Public Health-Seattle and King County (WA), to learn about using comics to convey health information for emergency preparedness and response.
September 27: Graphic Medicine Virtual Book Club-Emergency Preparedness and Recovery
Join colleagues for a discussion of Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans by Don Brown covering topics such as community and individual preparedness, equity issues in preparedness, uses of graphic non-fiction for preparedness outreach, and more.
September 28: Informal Weather Education Outreach
Learn about best practices in weather education and successful programs from the Extreme Events Institute and the International Hurricane Research Center.
The NNLM Emergency Preparedness Guide is undergoing updates that will be completed in time for September’s activities.
Coming Soon: The NNLM Reading Club will be debuting a new Emergency Preparedness page in September with discussion guides and supporting resources.
Past NNLM preparedness class:
Less Ostrich, more Owl. Five Steps to Quickly Improve Your Library’s Ability to Respond to a Sudden Disaster from 9/22/21 hosted by R1.
Ransomware Attacks: What Medical Librarians Need to Know from 12/9/21 hosted by R7.
Inclusive Disaster Planning: Considering the Needs of People with Disabilities from 9/27/22 hosted by R2.
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