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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
 APHA 2005
 
Session: Building a Better Life Boat: Engaging African American Community and Faith-Based Organizations in Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response
4298.0: Tuesday, December 13, 2005: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM
Oral
Building a Better Life Boat: Engaging African American Community and Faith-Based Organizations in Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response
This session presents recommendations and strategies to involve African American community and faith based organizations in preventing and coping with natural disasters and other emergency preparedness issues. African Americans suffered disproportionately during the recent Katrina Hurricane disaster. Thousands of families lost their homes, livelihoods, access to education, and access to health care. Many Katrina survivors have turned to community and small faith based organizations for help, guidance, information and support. Faith-based and community organizers and leaders will be invited to share their experiences working with Katrina survivors. Summary findings from a medical and service needs assessment will be presented. This session will address the preparedness and response needs of African American communities and will offer innovative and practical strategies for federal, state, and local preparedness planners, and for the general public health community.
Learning Objectives: 1. Identify emergency preparedness and response needs of African Americans; 2. Describe ways in which community and faith based organizations support and extend federal and state and philanthropic efforts in response to the Katrina disaster; 3. Understand specific concerns of African Americans regarding adequacy of federal preparedness and response efforts; 4. Formulate strategies for addressing the preparedness and response needs of African American communities.
Organizer(s):Pamela Denzmore, MPH
Moderator(s):Jamila Rashid, PhD, MPH
4:30 PMBeing at the Table: Lessons Learned from a Historical Black College and University’s Involvement in Bioterrorism Public Health Emergency Preparedness  [ Recorded presentation ]
Randolph Rowel, PhD, Nicole Brown, MPH, Myrtle Evans-Holland, Jamaal A. Russell, MPH, MT
4:45 PMTrust, Risk, and Diverse Communities: A Concept Paper on Preparedness  [ Recorded presentation ]
Catherine Y. Lee, MPH, Phyllis McGuire, Tim Davis, MD, MPH
5:00 PMAssessing and responding to health, social service and educational needs of Katrina surivors: A community and Faith Based Approach  [ Recorded presentation ]
Ruqayya A. Gibson, BS, Robert Muhammad, Shakirudeen Amuwo, MPH shakirudeen@yahoo.com Amuwo
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Black Caucus of Health Workers
Endorsed by:Public Health Nursing
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA