Participation in Community Preparedness Programs in Human Services Organizations and Faith-Based Organizations - New York City, 2018

Human services organizations and faith-based organizations have a long history of engagement in public health issues and can contribute to building community disaster preparedness. New York City (NYC) organizations that participated in community preparedness program training had significantly increa...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2019, Vol.68 (35), p.757-761
Main Authors: Rivera, Luis, Pagaoa, Melissa, Morgenthau, Beth Maldin, Paquet, Christopher, Molinari, Noelle Angelique M, LeBlanc, Tanya Telfair
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication
Community involvement
Community organizations
Community participation
Disaster management
Disasters
Emergency management
Emergency preparedness
Emergency procedures
Faith
Hygiene
National security
Organizations
Participation
Planning
Public health
Training
Volunteers
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Human services organizations and faith-based organizations have a long history of engagement in public health issues and can contribute to building community disaster preparedness. New York City (NYC) organizations that participated in community preparedness program training had significantly increased odds of having plans for continuity of operations, emergency management, volunteer management, and emergency communication than did those that did not participate in training. The NYC community preparedness program can serve as a model for other health departments considering training community-based organizations to support community preparedness for responding to public health disasters.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X