2015 APHA Annual Meeting & Expo

Home Events & Meetings Annual Meeting Schedule & Program

Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

5092.0
Emergency health services for people with disabilities

Wednesday, November 4, 2015: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Oral
Organizer:
Monika Mitra, PhD
Moderator:
Anthony Cahill, PhD

10:30am
Improving Emergency Preparedness for Ohioans with Disabilities: Implementing a Broad Impact Approach   
Rosalind Gjessing, MSW/MPH Candidate, Yiping Yang, MPH, CHES, Erica Coleman, MS, Brad Schwartz, MSUS, MLA, David Ellsworth, MPH, CHES, Ilka K. Riddle, PhD and Susan Havercamp, PhD
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
10:50am
Inclusive collaborative local emergency planning for and with individuals with disabilities: An online pilot training for public health and public safety emergency planners   
Susan Wolf-Fordham, J.D. and Nancy Shea, J.D., MPA
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
  
11:10am
A Snapshot of the Available Accessibility Features for People with Physical Disabilities Across Potential Emergency Shelters   
Kiyoshi Yamaki, PhD, Susun Xiong, BA, MS Candidate, Carla Cox, MPH, CHES and Bryan Soady, MA
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
11:30am
Development of toolkit for evacuation and transportation of people with disabilities: Experience of the California Working Group   
Rita Burke, PhD, MPH and Richard Devylder
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Disability

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

See more of: Disability