233449 Prepare to Prosper: An Alternative Approach to Preparedness for Vulnerable Communities

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 : 11:15 AM - 11:35 AM

Ana-Marie Jones , Executive Director, CARD - Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters, Oakland, CA
  
The Prepare to Prosper presentation looks at preparedness through a marketing and social change framework. Ms. Jones will discuss how looking at vulnerable people as consumers with the power of choice, rather than as inevitable disaster victims, allows for social change and for preparedness to be an agent of transformation.

Learning Objectives:
1. Describe ways in which vulnerable communities are under-served by the traditional approach to preparedness 2. Describe how vulnerable and marginalized communities can be empowered by preparedness 3. Describe the importance of choosing the appropriate message, messenger and method of delivery

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have over 21 years in professional emergency management focused on serving vulnerable communities. Approximately 10 of my early work years were spent in advertising and marketing research. I teach at UC Berkeley Center for Infectious Disease Preparedness on the topic of vulnerable communities. And, I am a lifelong preparedness wonk, born and raised in what is called a “vulnerable community
Any relevant financial relationships? No

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.

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