Press Release
Summary = FREE Training: Learn to Mobilize Your Resources!
Press Release
Body = UC Berkeley Center for Infectious Disease Preparedness is
offering a course on disaster preparedness for special needs populations.
The segments are designed to help public health and emergency response
professionals and other decision-makers to better understand and
effectively address disaster preparedness for special needs residents.
Dates & Topics:
Mar 29th: Defining ˜vulnerable” and ˜special needs”
communities April 5th: Disaster threats and traditional emergency
service agencies April 12th: Marketing, Outreach, Public Information
and barriers to reaching people with special needs April 19th: Community
Based Organizations in preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation
April 26th: Tools and resources for serving hard-to-reach populations
May 3rd: Empowered Partnerships - how public health workers, local
government and committed community partners can best support special
needs preparedness
May 10th: Class recap and presentation of class projects
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Note: this is a FREE class.
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Time: 10:30am - Noon, Tuesdays 3/29, 4/05, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/03,
5/10
Location: 1918 University Avenue, Berkeley CA 94704 - 4th Floor
Map: http://tinyurl.com/5bpcz
Host: UC Berkeley Center for Infectious Disease Preparedness
-- To participate via webcast, please visit www.idready.org --
For more information or to sign up, please contact Mikael Wagner
at mikaelwagner@berkeley.edu or (510) 643-4930
PLEASE NOTE: Community organizations serving vulnerable and special
needs residents are encouraged to attend to share their knowledge
and experience.
The course is presented by Ana-Marie Jones, Executive Director,
CARD - Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters.
Created after the Loma Prieta earthquake, CARD specializes in providing
emergency preparedness and disaster response support to community
agencies and others serving at-risk, marginalized and special needs
clients.
Funded by Pacific Gas and Electric Company, United Way of the Bay
Area, Alameda County Operational Area and other local agencies,
CARD’s vision is to empower the full participation of all
vulnerable and diverse communities to create the most humane, inclusive
and prepared community in the world. Please visit them at www.FirstVictims.org.
Web Site = http://www.FirstVictims.org
Contact Details
= 1730 Franklin St, Suite 202
Oakland, CA 94612
510-451-3140
510-451-3144
Info@FirstVictims.org
2025
