Making Sense of the National Incident Management System

Presented by: School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York

Compliance with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) is a critical piece of your community's preparedness programs, but has anyone really explained how public health activities fit into the NIMS framework? You may have heard that your preparedness work should be "NIMS compliant" but what does that mean for you, working daily on the frontline of public health? These questions will be topics of this broadcast.

Rebroadcast:
Sat., Apr. 22nd, 12:30-2:00pm

Learning from Katrina: Tough Lessons in Preparedness and Emergency Response

Presented by: Public Health Grand Rounds

This program will seek to increase knowledge and awareness of the critical lessons learned in the response to Hurricane Katrina and discuss how to apply this knowledge to best practices in community preparedness.

Rebroadcast:
Thurs., Apr. 27th, 4:30-5:30pm

Cert-Training-Disaster Psychology

Presented by: Public Health Grand Rounds

Responding to a disaster is a complex undertaking. But just as there are ways that citizens can prepare and skills they can develop – they can also learn about the emotional, psychological and physical issues they may experience as disaster workers. This program will help Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members to be prepared to deal with the emotional and psychological responses of the people they are helping. Knowing more about these expected responses will help them to be more effective during and after these dynamic situations.

Squeezing Out The Juice: Tackling the Steroid Issue

Presented by: DLNETS

During this hour-long broadcast, learn about the health effects of steroids and hear how the pressure to win influences choices people make.  See what the DEA, legislators, sports leagues, coaches, and schools are doing about performance-enhancing drugs.  Hear how communities are trying to educate people in their areas.  Find out how their experiences can help you and your local coalition spread the word.

Radiological Terrorism: Clinical and Public Health Aspects South Central

Presented by: CDC

This program is designed to educate and inform the audience on radiological population monitoring, including initial and long-term monitoring issues, considerations for establishing monitoring sites, and roles and responsibilities of local, state, and federal public health and emergency preparedness authorities.

Rebroadcast:
Sat., Apr. 29th, 12:00-1:30pm

Hurricane Katrina and Policy Development: Effects of the Storm

Presented by: ADPH

This broadcast will describe the policy development process and the role of policy in protecting public health, name some pre-Katrina policies and why they failed, and suggest post-Katrina policy responses and rationale.