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The session will discuss how international and national schools of nursing have collaborated with communities in times of disaster. The presenters will discuss strategies that facilitate these partnerships and strategies to overcome barriers to collaborate in times of need. Schools of nursing have partnered with communities during a 2011 flood and a 2004 tsunami. The presenters explore how they created culturally relevant information regarding the contamination of fish and how they addressed the psychosocial outcomes of post-disaster recovery.

Session Objectives: After the session, participants will be able to describe the partnership between a community and a university as it responds to a September 2011 flood, analyze case studies from South East Asia countries to highlight roles and practices for nurses in emergencies and disasters, Identify components of the community-academic research partnership, and describe psychosocial and public health care variables that can modify mental health outcomes for pregnant women living in a long-term post-disaster recovery community.

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)