Sponsored by APWA’s Emergency Management Committee Emergency planning for aboriginal, rural, and isolated communities is met with different challenges than those of more urban communities. Learn about efforts in both the U.S. and Canada to culturally adapt emergency management plans and develop more resilient communities. 

Learning Objectives:

1.     Analyze the unique context of aboriginal communities in the Canada and the U.S.

2.     Examine the dichotomy of emergency planning for the urban vs. rural/isolated contexts.

3.     Create emergency management plans that are culturally sensitive.

SPEAKERS:

Valerie Cere, M.A.
Disaster Anthropologist, RN,  Canadian Risk and Hazards Network,  Ottawa,  ON

Vince J. Slominski
TRAINING MANAGER,  Texas Engineering Extension (TEEX),  College Station,  TX

Contributor/Source

Valerie Cere, M.A.;Vince J. Slominski

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