255706 Personal Preparedness of EIU Employees

Monday, October 29, 2012

Sheila Simons, PhD , Department of Health Studies, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
Kathleen Phillips, PhD , Department of Health Studies, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
Richard Cavanaugh, PhD , Department of Health Studies, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
Anita Sego, MS, ABD , Department of Health Studies, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
This research project, entitled “Personal Preparedness of EIU Employees,” is designed to assess the knowledge, attitudes and behavior relative to preparing for a range of hazards. The survey is modeled after the FEMA's Citizen Corps National Survey that assesses the public's thoughts, perceptions, and behaviors related to preparedness and community safety for multiple types of hazards. The research questions are: To what extent are EIU employees prepared for disasters? What barriers do employees perceive in preparing for disasters? What is the perception of vulnerability to different types of disasters? In which stage of the Stages of Change model (Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance) are employees relative to disaster preparedness?

Learning Areas:
Other professions or practice related to public health

Learning Objectives:
1.Participants will be able to determine the roles and responsibilities for community preparedness to include government, community leaders and the public sector. 2.Participants will describe the types of hazards most likely to affect their community and their potential impact on health. 3.Participants will be able to build personal and organizational preparedness actions.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been a principal investigator in earlier research on the subject of minority retention and recruitment. I have been a co-investigator on the subjects of bullying behaviors in school, head lice in school children, humor, and book bag use among school-age children, and classroom etiquette. She has presented her research findings at both national and state professional conferences. My special research interests involve personal preparedness.
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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