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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

Panel Discussion (30 minutes)
	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 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 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)
	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 Living Independence for Everyone (LIFE) of Mississippi
Resources	Handouts (18 pages)
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Emergency Planning (25 minutes)
	Kent Buckley Deputy Director Mississippi EMA
Resources	Handouts (7 pages)
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(55 minutes)

Photo of a compass on a light blue background.

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, CPM Director Health Protection Mississippi State Department of Health
Resources	Handouts (9 pages)
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