AUCD: Welcome Reception and Evening Poster Session: Successful Collaborative Partnerships for the Development of Inclusive Emergency Preparedness and Response in Delaware

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Presenter

Phyllis Guinivan, PhD, Program Manager
Center for Disabilities Studies, UCEDD/LEND

Other Presenter(s)

Daniese McMullin-Powell, BS, Chair, State Council for Persons with Disabilities (Self-advocate), Newark, DE, United States;
Bethany Hall-Long, PhD, Delaware Senator and Professor, UD School of Nursing, Newark, DE, United States;
Ingrid Hansen, Delaware Medical Reserve Corps Unit Leader, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United States;
Timothy Cooper, MA, CEM, Director, Office of Preparedness, Delaware Division of Public Health, Smyrna, DE, United States;

Description

Delaware's Center for Disabilities Studies, Medical Reserve Corps, Division of Public Health's Office of Preparedness and self-advocates have successfully partnered to address supports needed by people with disabilities during emergencies. The partnership involved trainings for public health nurses and Medical Reserve Corps volunteers who staff emergency shelters, inclusive emergency training exercises and the development of a new functional and access response entity in the Public Health Incident Command System.

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