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Community Preparedness: Engaging Consulates & NPOs/NGOs to Improve Disaster Response

Community Preparedness: Engaging Consulates & NPOs/NGOs to Improve Disaster Response. Elisa Estrada, MPA Office of Emergency Preparedness & Response, NYC DOHMH. Local Communities Chosen. Earthquake in January 2010 - Haiti Earthquake in February 2010 - Chile

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Community Preparedness: Engaging Consulates & NPOs/NGOs to Improve Disaster Response

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  1. CommunityPreparedness: Engaging Consulates & NPOs/NGOs to Improve Disaster Response Elisa Estrada, MPA Office of Emergency Preparedness & Response, NYC DOHMH

  2. Local Communities Chosen • Earthquake in January 2010 - Haiti • Earthquake in February 2010 - Chile • Floods in July-August 2010 - Pakistan

  3. Purpose of the study • Roles • Most useful, practical experiences • Barriers • Recommendations

  4. Respondents’ Roles During Disasters • Consulates • NPOs/NGOs • Relationship

  5. Respondents’ Roles During Disasters • Consulates • Daily operations • Emergencies • Update expatriates on latest developments • Give press conferences

  6. Respondents’ Roles During Disasters • NPOs/NGOs – MSF, Amnesty Intl’, etc. • Prepare containers • Coordinate support • Provide counseling • Give referrals

  7. Respondents’ Roles During Disasters • Relationship (Consulates/NPOs/NGOs) • Familiarity

  8. Common Barriers to Disaster Response • Space • Containers in ports • Hospital policies regarding patient information

  9. Barriers to Disaster Response • Space • Cost • Location

  10. Barriers to Disaster Response • Containers in ports • Backlog • Bureaucracy • Political environment • “not a known organization”

  11. Barriers to Disaster Response • Hospitals policies regarding patient information • Experience in London • Concerns about a disaster in NYC

  12. Most useful & practical Experience • Unity • Generous donations • Family Assistance Center (FAC)

  13. Most useful & practical Experience • Unity • Support, coordination, cooperation, speed • Non-paid overtime

  14. Most useful & practical Experience • Generous donations • Offers • Tetanus shots

  15. Most useful & practical Experience • Family Assistance Center (FAC) • > 10 fatalities • Agencies and NPOs/NGOs involved • NYPD operations • Rapid return • Up-to-date information • Daily briefings • Ask questions

  16. Summary & Recommendations: Opportunities for Local Government Involvement • Inform all consulates on FAC services • OEM, OCME, DOHMH • Sponsor a conference • Consulate/NGOs • Potential to re-direct stockpile supplies • Rotation • Opportunities for OEPR

  17. Acknowledgements • Dale McShine, MS • Christopher Godfrey, PhD • Haitian, Chilean & Pakistani Consulates • Gabriela Mistral Foundation • Chile Club • Haitian American Nurses Association • Haitian Americans United for Progress • Pakistani American Pharmaceutical Association

  18. Questions, comments

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