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Improving Healthcare Outcomes through Effective Communication
2024-11-18 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join us for a webinar series on Tools2Use: Improving Healthcare Outcomes through Effective Communication.
Time: 11 am – 12:30 pm PT | 2 pm – 3:30 pm ET
Webinar Series Dates and Topics:
9/26 – Tools Providers Can Use
10/24 – Tools Consumers Can Use
11/18 – Integrating Tools to Improve Healthcare Outcomes
*Select the dates below that you would like to attend.
Language access provided:
– American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation
– Spanish interpretation
– Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART) captioning in English and Spanish
Brought to you by: Ability Central, Community Emergency Response Volunteers (CERV) of Monterey Peninsula, Patient-Provider Communication, and The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies.
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Únase para una serie de seminarios web sobre Tools2Use (herramientas para usar): Mejorando los Resultados de la Atención Médica a través de una Comunicación Efectiva.
Hora: 11 am – 12:30 pm hora del Pacífico | 2 pm – 3:30 pm hora del Este
Fechas y temas de la Serie de seminarios web:
9/26 – Herramientas que los proveedores pueden usar
10/24 – Herramientas que les consumidores pueden usar
11/18 – Integración de herramientas para mejorar los resultados de la atención médica
*Seleccione las fechas a continuación a las que le gustaría asistir.
Acceso al idioma proporcionado:
– Interpretación en Lengua de Señas Americana (ASL)
– Interpretación en español
– Subtítulos en tiempo real (CART, por sus siglas en inglés) en inglés y español
Presentado por: Ability Central (Habilidad Central), Voluntarios de Respuesta a Emergencias Comunitarias (CERV, por sus siglas en inglés) de la Península de Monterey, Comunicación Paciente-Proveedor, y la Alianza para Estrategias Inclusivas ante Desastres.

Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies Stakeholder Call
2024-11-19 12:00 - 13:00
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ABOUT OUR STAKEHOLDER CALLS:
Thank you for joining The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies for our weekly national stakeholder calls.Our partnership footprint reaches every congressional district in the country and virtually every community. We are also very active in global disability inclusive disaster risk reduction, humanitarian relief and whole community resilience initiatives.These calls are for the purpose of engaging a wide range of stakeholders with a shared interest in the disaster related rights and needs of people with disabilities.
The Partnership’s mission is equity for people with disabilities and people with access and functional needs throughout all planning, programs, services and procedures before, during and after disasters and emergencies.
Our primary role as the nation’s leading experts on the rights and needs of disaster impacted people with disabilities and their communities is to:
Anticipate and identify problems people with disabilities will face in disasters,
Engage stakeholders,
Share good practices,
Drive program and policy changes to proactively assure compliance with civil rights obligations,
Prevent harm during and after disasters, and
Provide tools and resources to disaster impacted people with disabilities, local disability organizations and other stakeholders in order to solve problems, increase whole community inclusion, meet accessibility requirements, improve community wide disaster resilience, and optimize outcomes for all.
Please !!

Let us know you’re here and announce yourself during roll call! We appreciate knowing you are on the line. You may have important information that could help people who really need it.
Be mindful that many of our attendees are using assistive technology to participate.
Mute yourself when not talking.
Identify yourself before speaking, every time.
Do not talk over others.
Do not use acronyms.

These calls are routinely held weekly but are often increased in current or recent disasters when the need for more frequent contact is beneficial.
If you require a disability accommodation to participate in this call, please contact directors@disasterstrategies.org 24 hours in advance.

Resilience Reimagined: 2024 National Disaster Resilience Conference
2024-11-20, 2024-11-21, 2024-11-22
Register today for the 2024 National Disaster Resilience Conference (NDRC24), presented by the nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH), where the nation’s foremost voices in the disaster safety and resilience movement will come together November 20-22 in Clearwater Beach, FL.
NDRC24 will feature keynote presentations, discussion panels, spotlight topics, and stories of resilience that will help create more resilient buildings and disaster-resilient communities in the face of earthquakes, floods, hail, hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, wildfires, and other natural hazards.
For more than two decades, design professionals, emergency managers, financial services experts, first responders, futurists, housing experts, insurers, journalists, meteorologists, product manufacturers, risk communicators, scientists, social psychologists, volunteers, and many others have come together to make this conference a must-attend event. We welcome your attendance and participation in November.

Addressing the Needs of Older Adults and People With Disabilities During Extreme Winter Weather
2024-11-20 11:00 - 12:30
oin ACL for a webinar focused on the significant impact of extreme winter weather on older adults and people with disabilities and the need for inclusive preparedness, response, and recovery measures.
During this webinar, attendees will hear from an expert panel including representatives from the disability and aging networks at the national, state, and regional levels. The webinar discussion will highlight the importance of accessible resources, evacuation planning, and strategies to ensure critical services are available and inclusive before, during, and after extreme winter events.
Extreme winter weather impacts older adults and individuals with disabilities disproportionately due to several factors associated with health, mobility, and access to resources.
For older adults, colder temperatures increase the risk of conditions like hypothermia and frostbite because aging bodies often have reduced circulation and lower body fat, making it more difficult to effectively regulate body temperature. Additionally, memory impairments may prevent them from taking necessary precautions, such as dressing warmly or seeking heating assistance during storms.
For individuals with disabilities, physical limitations can increase exposure risks and hinder the ability to seek shelter quickly or avoid hazards like icy walkways. Limited transportation options may make it challenging to reach warming centers or other safe locations, and there may be barriers to accessible emergency resources. Many people with disabilities rely on medical equipment dependent on electricity, which may become unusable during winter power outages. This can be life-threatening if outages are prolonged.
Furthermore, chronic health issues that impact people with disabilities and older adults, such as diabetes or thyroid problems, may affect the heart or blood flow, impairing the body’s ability to stay warm. (Taking medications for common conditions may have the same effect.)
A Q&A session will follow the panelists’ presentations.

Third Thursday Tips: Shelter in Place
2024-11-21 11:00 - 12:00
Third Thursday Tips: Shelter in Place
Thursday, November 21, from 11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. PT on Zoom
Join subject matter experts from the Washington State Emergency Management Division as they discuss what Shelter in Place means in the context of Region 10 specific disasters, such as the wind event we just had! Speakers will discuss which room in your house is the safest and what you can do to prepare it, including emergency kits.
There will also be a shelter in place discussion with audience members where experts will answer your questions. This series is aligned with the Prepare in a Year guide, focusing on taking one preparedness step each month.
Register to receive the webinar link.
For questions about this event please reach out to FEMA-R10-communityprep@fema.dhs.gov
