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Preparedness Helps Protect Older Adults
During Emergencies and Disasters

The Administration on Aging (AoA) held a successful Webinar series on "Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Assistance" during June 2007 to learn from Federal, State, Tribal, and local leaders about what each of us can do to be ready in the event of an emergency or disaster. Hundreds of representatives from the national aging services network, including many first responders, participated in each of the sessions of the series. In addition, many State, Tribal,community leaders and planners met in groups all over the country to participate in the AoA Webinars and continue their own discussions and plans in the event of a future emergency or disaster.

The Power Point presentations from all of the speakers during the Webinar series are available for viewing and downloading below. If you would like to view the sessions, they are available online at www.meetingbridge.com/aoa

 

  The Topics and Speakers
Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Assistance

 
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June 6, 2007

1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time

Josefina G. Carbonell
U.S. Assistant Secretary for Aging
Speaker Bio
PPT Slide Presentation

Rear Admiral W. Craig Vanderwagen, M.D.
U.S. Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Speaker Bio

Damon Nelson
Aging Programs Analyst
California Department of Aging
Speaker Bio
PPT Slide Presentation

Mae Carpenter
Commissioner
Westchester County
Department of Senior Programs & Services,
New York
Speaker Bio
PPT Slide Presentation

Cathy Emmett, BSN, MSN
Nurse Consultant
Life Path Hospice and Palliative Care
Sun City, Florida
Speaker Bio


Leigh Wade
Executive Director
Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida
Fort Myers, FL
Speaker Bio
PPT Slide Presentaion

Who Should Consider Listening To The Recordings Of The Emergency Preparedness And Disaster Assistance Webinars?

Organizations in the
aging and public health networks that assist older adults at the Federal, State, Tribal, and local levels are the primary audience for these Webinar recordings. Each of the three Webinars has been recorded and is now available for viewing.

How to Register

We encourage States, Tribes, and localities to sign up and view the recordings of the Webinars. The recordings may be viewed in groups and teams as an opportunity to bring partners together for further discussion and planning.

Registration: To register and view the recordings for this special Webinar series, visit www.meetingbridge.com/AoA

 
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication
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June 13, 2007

1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time

Barbara Reynolds
Crisis Communication Specialist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Speaker Bio
PPT Slide Presentation

Charlene Hunter James
Director
Harris County Texas (Houston), AAA
Speaker Bio
PPT Slide Presentation

Deborah Ballard
Development Specialist
2-1-1 Texas Information & Referral Network
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Speaker Bio
PPT Slide Presentation

Nolan Knox
Director of Nutrition Services
Volunteers of America Colorado Branch
Denver, CO
Speaker Bio
PPT Slide Presentation

Pandemic Flu
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June 20, 2007

1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time

Moderator:
Edwin Walker, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Programs, U.S. Administration on Aging

Dr. John Agwunobi, Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Speaker Bio
PPT Slide Presentation

Mary Kay Browne, Long Term Care Project Management, Executive Office of Elder Affairs
Speaker Bio
PPT Slide Presentation

Sara Jane Hope, Vice President, Training & Development, for Valley Services, Inc, Flowood, Mississippi
Speaker Bio
PPT Slide Presentation

Shelly Raffle, Manager, Emergency Response System, Visiting Nurse Service of New York
Speaker Bio
PPT Slide Presentation

Dee Horn, Title VI Director, Nutrition and Caregivers Programs, Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada
Speaker Bio
PPT Slide Presentation

  The Benefits

Join these live Webinars to:

  • Enhance your organization’s ability to help reduce the impact of emergencies and natural disasters on your communities through planning.
  • Participate in a peer-to-peer exchange of best practices and successful strategies for emergency preparedness and crisis communication. Network members will share real experiences encountered before, during, and after emergencies.
  • Highlight useful materials that have been developed to assist States, communities, and individuals with their planning, preparedness, and response activities.
  • Hear from colleagues about key partnerships that need to be established prior to emergency situations.
  • Receive information about effective strategies for becoming involved in State, Tribal and local emergency preparedness and disaster assistance plans and activities.
  • Hear from Federal, State, Tribal, and local officials about HHS and AoA roles and plans across a range of emergency situations.