On Wednesday, I had the terrific opportunity to be the moderator at a very interesting and spirited workshop held at the American Red Cross headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The workshop, “Training Your Employees to Volunteer During A Disaster” was sponsored by the Business Roundtable’s Partnership for Disaster Response along with the Red Cross.
The Partnership for Disaster [...]
Business Roundtable/Red Cross Employee Disaster Volunteer Workshop
April 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: Preparedness and Business
New York City Faith-Based Preparedness Forum
April 8th, 2008 · No Comments
I attended an emergency preparedness forum yesterday for local religious leaders held at the Queens Museum. It was organized by the New York City Citizen Corps Council along with the American Red Cross of Greater New York, the NYC Office of Emergency Management and the NYC Department of Health. Approximately 75 people, representing many different denominations, listened to presentations and took [...]
Tags: Faith-Based Preparedness
Interesting Survey on New Yorkers’ Emergency Preparedness
April 4th, 2008 · No Comments
While doing some research last week, I came upon a survey commissioned by New York City’s Office of Emergency Management regarding the level of citizen preparedness. I had seen the survey when it was released in September, 2007, but had not — as I should have — really looked closely at the results. It turns out that the poll [...]
Tags: Public Opinion
Government Preparedness Websites
April 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment
I have added a number of government preparedness websites to my Resources section.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
www.ready.gov
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
www.hhs.gov/disasters/
U.S. Centers for Disease Control
www.bt.cdc.gov/
New York City Office of Emergency ManagementÂ
www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/ready/ready.shtml
I think that there is a lot of good information on these official sites, and they are worth looking at for citizens interested in preparing for emergencies. [...]
Tags: Government Web Sites