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Every Second Counts

Every Second Counts: Responding to People with Disabilities in Times of Disaster

Sponsored by the Alabama Department of Public Health and the South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness
July 29-30, 2008

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Conference Agenda (26 pages)

 

Day One

Day Two



Day One

 

Panel Discussion

(30 minutes)

Panel Discussion

Moderated by Paul Gallo
General Manager
SuperTalk Radio Network

Butch McMillan
Executive Director
Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services

Jim Craig, CPM
Director
Health Protection
Mississippi State Department of Health

Connie Rockco
Supervisor
Harrison County

Candice Whitfield
Health Advisor
Office of the Governor of Mississippi

Resources

Handouts (6 pages, 2.5 MB)

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Stop, Drop, and Roll to Disability Emergency Preparedness and Recovery

(45 minutes)

Mary Troupe

Mary Troupe
Executive Director
MS Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities

Resources

Handouts (9 pages, 1 MB)

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No Time Like the Present: Disaster Preparedness for the Disabled

(35 minutes)

George Moore, Jr, MPM

George Moore, Jr., MPM
Director
Overton Brooks VA Medical Center
Shreveport, Louisiana

Resources

Handouts (8 pages, 3.5 MB)

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Psychological First Aid Workshop

(1 hour, 25 minutes)

Dr. Joshua Klapow

Joshua Klapow, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness

Resources

Handouts (11 pages)

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Effective Response to People with Disabilities

(55 minutes)

Bobbie Singletary

Bobbie Singletary
Living Independence for Everyone (LIFE) of Mississippi

Resources

Handouts (18 pages)

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Day Two

 

Emergency Planning

(25 minutes)

Kent Buckley

Kent Buckley
Deputy Director
Mississippi EMA

Resources

Handouts (7 pages)

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Panel Discussion: Planning for and Responding to People with Disabilities

(55 minutes)

Panel Discussion

Moderated by Brice Phillips
President
Hancock County Amateur Radio Assoc, Inc.

Steve Garber
Sheriff
Hancock County

Albert "Butch" Loper
Director
Jackson County EMA

Pat Sullivan
Chief
Gulfport Fire Department

Brian "Hooty" Adam
Director
Hancock County EMA

Rick Fayard
Regional Director
American Medical Response

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Public Health/ESF8 Resources and Responsibilities

(40 minutes)

Jim Craig

Jim Craig, CPM
Director
Health Protection
Mississippi State Department of Health

Resources

Handouts (9 pages)

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