Older Adults: Vulnerable During Disasters

Description: The online course “Older Adults: Vulnerable During Disasters” features a presentation delivered by Karen Lamb, DNP, APRN, BC. Topics covered include the key concerns that may arise for older adults caught in disasters, such as sensory deprivation, the multiple loss effect, and chronic health issues, and what can be done to make older adults less vulnerable.
Author(s)
Developer
Name: Kanako Sturgis, MPH
Title: Program Specialist
Organization: Insitute for Public Health, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University
Email: knaito@projects.sdsu.edu
Contact
Name: Anna Daddario, MSW
Email: annadaddario@gmail.com
Phone: 808-956-0895
Address: 1960 East-West Rd., Biomedical Sciences A108, Honolulu, HI 96822-2223
Meta Information
Type of Product: Presentation or Lecture, Quiz, Reference material
Format: Graphic presentations/Images, Reading material, Software/Computer files, Audio
Languages: English
Categories: Disaster Planning, Risk Management, Response, Response Functional Role, Emergency Management, Health Facilities, General Care, Standard of Care, Special Populations (Disabled / Vulnerable)
Keywords: older adults, elderly, vulnerable populations, disabled, multiple loss effect, deprivation, disasters, emergencies
Primary Audience: First Responder, Practicing health professional, Nurse, Pharmacist, Dentist, Behavorial and Mental health, Allied Health, Administrator, Health professions student, Special populations
Target Capabiltities: Common: Community Preparedness and Participation, Respond: Citizen Evacuation and Shelter In-place, Respond: Medical Supplies Management and Distribution, Common: Planning, Common: Risk Management
Universal Task Listing: Respond, Common
Cognative Domain: Knowledge, Comprehension, Application
Copyright Restrictions: Creative Commons - Attribution
Is Product...: Downloadable, Reusable, Accessible, Interoptable
Learning Management System Compatability: None
URL:http://pacificemprints.sdsu.edu/AboutCourse.asp
Added: Tue Apr 22 19:08:16 -0400 2008
Last Updated: Tue Apr 22 19:08:16 -0400 2008