Monday, May 1, 2017

M14.4 Website Exploration


National Center for Disaster Medicine & Public Health
https://ncdmph.usuhs.edu/KnowledgeLearning/ResilienceThruLearning.htm

     Of all the websites that I explored in this assignment link, I was most drawn to that of the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, because of its emphasis on resilience through learning. The website provides education and training resources that are accessible to everyone, not only the disaster health workforce. Each page provides background information for the specific disaster types and is organized thematically. Topic pages assist health educators in developing learning content or activities related to various all-hazards events such as:


Disaster Healthcare Volunteers Site
https://www.healthcarevolunteers.ca.gov/

     I enjoyed exploring this website, because of the information, resources and volunteer opportunities. I'm inspired to register as a volunteer ICU nurse. It reminds me of the local chapter website for the American Red Cross, which is the most similar organization to the Disaster Health Volunteers that I could think of in my neighborhood. 

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  1. NicholasVesomMay 7, 2017 at 6:50 PM

    Hi Allyssa,

    Thank you for your post on this topic. I too think this website provides a great deal of useful resources for residents, medical professionals, and public health professionals to utilize in times of crisis and prevention. I appreciate the systematic approach to preparedness, health impacts, psychological impacts and community health for multiple types of disasters. Coming from a personal experience with tornado disasters, I wish I had this resource available to my hometown in Kansas.

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  2. Katie SMay 8, 2017 at 10:33 PM

    I agree with you, education is such an important aspect of prevention, not only with disaster prevention but with health issue prevention. This sounds like a really effective program.

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