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Department of Homeland Security
PREPnet Presents: "Principles of Emergency Management: The Role of the Emergency Manager"
June 21, 2006 , 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
This three part program is designed to be used with the Emergency
Management Institute's Independent Study Course, titled "Principles of
Emergency Management (IS-230)." The first part of the program shows the importance of planning and coordination done by the emergency manager. It also focuses on the need
for professional emergency management in our communities. The next part demonstrates how the emergency manager supports the incident command system (ICS). This includes the ICS as a model for organizing response and the emergency operations center as a location to
provide support to the incident. The final part demonstrates how the emergency manager uses the
all-pervasive communication systems (technological, interpersonal, and
media) to coordinate.
For more information about the presentation or the PREPnet Program, visit the website at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/training/prepnet/
RAND Corporation
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How the Children of the Gulf Hurricanes Are Faring:
Their Mental and Academic Health,
featuring:
Lisa Jaycox, RAND Health
John Pane, RAND Education
Moderator, Debra Knopman,Vice President and Director
of RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment
Friday, June 23rd
10:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
HC-8, United States Capitol
In the wake of the hurricanes that devastated Louisiana, Mississippi, and
Alabama, the RAND Gulf States Policy Institute (RGSPI) was created. The
Institute helps develop informed public policy by providing decisionmakers
in government, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector with
high-quality analysis-not only to rebuild what the hurricanes destroyed, but
to build a better and more prosperous future for the region and its
citizens.
Currently, RGSPI is conducting two ongoing projects that focus on the unique
needs and issues affecting young victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The
first study investigates how student displacement and the policies adopted
by schools affect educational outcomes. In the second study, RAND
researchers are helping school districts in the Gulf region achieve mental
health recovery by identifying needs, as well as barriers and facilitators
to implementing evidence-based mental health programs.
RAND Researchers John Pane, Ph.D., and Lisa Jaycox, Ph.D., will discuss
their work on these issues and review the preliminary results of these
ground-breaking studies. Preliminary data show that:
* In Louisiana about 200,000 students were displaced;
* As of February 2006, more than half of displaced students had not
yet returned to their original schools:
* About 38,000 students are enrolled in another Louisiana public
school
* About 60,000 students have not returned to any Louisiana public
school;
* Minority and low-achieving students are overrepresented among
students who are still displaced;
* Funding and other resources for mental health needs for students are
extremely limited and vary within and across the region;
* Student needs vary widely across the region, but self-reports from
screening surveys in one large district suggested a high level of need: 23%
of elementary school students, 36% of middle school students, and 40% of
high school students fell into "highest need" category; and
* Emphasis on mental health interventions seems to be fading despite
ongoing need.
Please RSVP to Kristy Anderson at kristy_anderson@rand.org or 703-413-1100 ext. 5196 if you plan to
attend. Refreshments will be provided.
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