Integrado: Academia de Preparación para Emergencias de Salud Pública de Puerto Rico
Spanish language version of "Embedded: Puerto Rico’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness Academy" blog post.
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Embedded: One Year Review of Disability and Preparedness Specialists Project
On Dec. 3, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, ASTHO is commemorating nearly 12 months of supporting disability and preparedness specialists in state and territorial health agencies. ...
Embedded: Delaware Stands Up a Functional Assessment Service Team
The COVID-19 pandemic provided an unprecedented opportunity to speed up developing Delaware’s Functional Assessment Service Team and to test it at scale.
Embedded: Reflections from Disability and Preparedness Specialists
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After a year and a half of work as embedded disability specialists, 5 program participants share their reflections on important lessons learned and why disability inclusion is critical to the future ...
Embedded: When Disaster Strikes for People Living With Disabilities
Over the past twenty years, the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events and natural disasters have increased and, by most accounts, this trend will continue. Certain disabilities and ...
Embedded: Puerto Rico’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness Academy
When Beatriz Vallejo, the disability and preparedness specialist in Puerto Rico, first joined the health agency, she took on planning a novel program to share knowledge and clarify each sectors’ ...
Partnering with the Autism Community on Inclusive Emergency Preparedness
Susan Tharpe, the ASTHO disability and preparedness specialist placed in the Georgia Department of Public Health, discusses the importance of partnering with the Autism community on emergency ...
ASTHO Specialist Program Makes Lasting Preparedness Improvements for People with Disabilities
ASTHO has been helping jurisdictions prepare for and respond to the needs of people with disabilities during public health emergencies by embedding disability preparedness specialists in 16 state and ...
Embedded: Meeting Needs for Disability-Inclusive Emergency Preparedness in South Carolina
The Embedded specialist in South Carolina used an ASTHO tool to assist the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control improve inclusivity of people living with disabilities in ...