Volcano Preparedness: PHN Practice on the Edge of the Ring of Fire
Tuesday, July 28, 2009; 12:00-1:00pm (Pacific)
Description
Volcano preparedness begins at the individual level and is carried through to the community and the systems level work of PHN practice. This presentation will cover components and importance of a personal and family volcano preparedness plan for PHNs. It will also discuss steps for PHN safety and ensuring continuity of PHN services to the public during volcanic events, as well as systems level partners and activities both preceding, during and following an eruption.
Registration Information
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Presenters
Leslie Callaway, RN, BAN received her Bachelor of Arts in Nursing in 1984 and has spent the majority of her nursing practice in the field of public health providing services to community members in rural Alaska. She has practiced as a Public Health Nurse for Maniilaq Tribal Health Corporation in Kotzebue, located in northwest Alaska. For the past 19 years has worked for State of Alaska/Section of Public Health Nursing. During her employment with the State of Alaska she has worked various roles in public health nursing. In Fairbanks she has worked as an Itinerant PHN for the Fairbanks Region, the Galena Region, PHN member of the clinic and family health services team and as a Public Health Preparedness Nurse Consultant for the Interior Region. She is presently employed as a PHN III Team Leader for the Homer Public Health Center, living and working on the edge of the Ring of Fire.
Patricia Little, RN, BSN, MPH received her Bachelor of Nursing science in 1999 and has worked in public health nursing at the Kenai Public Health Center in Kenai Alaska since 2000. Last year she completed her Master of Public Health. She is currently a PHN II, and besides public health nurse generalist work she is also safety officer and preparedness nurse at the health center. She has lived in Kenai for over 25 years and is a "survivor" of five volcanic eruptions and multiple earthquakes of varying magnitude.
Learner Objectives
By the end of this session participants will be able to:
- Describe what is recommended for a personal and family plan for volcano/tsunami preparedness
- List the necessary steps to an implement internal volcano/tsunami action plan to respond to community preparedness:
- Staff health and safety
- Facility security and integrity
- Community partners
- Define systems, community and preparedness partners and describe how PHNs interface with each
Target Audience
This session would be appropriate for the following audiences:
- Public health nurses
- Local, county, borough, and state emergency management staff
- Local community partners
Slides
Related Resources
Alaska Volcano Observatory
American Red Cross of Alaska
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Volcanoes
Kenai Peninsula Borough, Office of Emergency Management
NOAA’s National Weather Service/West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Service
Ready.gov: Personal preparedness plans and kits
Risk Communication
State of Alaska/Public Health Preparedness
State of Alaska/Section of Epidemiology
State of Alaska/Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
United States Geological Survey
Shelter in Place documents from Agrium (scroll down to Shelter-in-Place section)
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