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Abstract #153786

Adenike Bitto, MD, DrPH, CHES, ESU, P.O Box 155, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301, 570 801-1044, adenike.2doc@gmail.com and Michelle Davis, PhD, MPH, Public Health Consultant, PO Box 40135, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

Given recent experiences with flooding and other disasters, preparedness is becoming a way of life. Various specialty areas of public health may be involved with responding to emergencies or natural and technological disasters that result from a whole host of causes but with similar outcomes, in terms of human and other adverse effects. These include floods, fires, winter storms/summer heat, mine subsidence, landslides, hurricanes, tornados, power outages, water emergencies, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents, industrial accidents/ releases, earthquakes / tsunami, chemical/biological/ radiological/nuclear (cbrne)-terrorism, and the dreaded specter of pandemic influenza. Whatever the cause, responding agencies are charged with one mission – preparedness, response, control and mitigation. The purpose of this presentation is to share how a new regional strategic collaborative training program can be modified to meet the specific needs of women across the lifespan. Certainly there are many physiologic similarities between the sexes, but there are also differences. How can we best maximize training efforts to realize optimum gains for all and increase readiness/response capabilities? Session participants will discuss and learn about one such effort arising from the development of a regional preparedness training curriculum, including the need for interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary training.

Learning Objectives:

• List five indicators of differences between how women and men process emergencies and preparedness.
• Articulate a procedure for modifying a preparedness curriculum for women, across the lifespan.
• Develop a plan of outreach to women in order to enhance community preparedness.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No
Any institutionally-contracted trials related to this submission?

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.