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The Community Preparedness Webinar Series
Meeting the Needs of Latino Communities in Emergency Management
Recorded Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Download PowerPoint Presentation (54-Page PDF)
Recordings
- Mr. Charles Kamasaki – Executive Vice President, National Council of La Raza
Watch Recording - Mr. Guadalupe Pacheco, MSW – Senior Health Advisor to the Director, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health
Watch Recording - Download Transcript (4-page PDF) - Mr. Josué Diaz, Voluntary Agency Liaison, FEMA Region II – Caribbean Area Division
Watch Recording - Download Transcript (2-page PDF) - Chief Steven A. Pollio, Fire Chief, City of Coconut Creek, Florida; Mr. Freddy Zelaya, Jr. Domestic Preparedness and Emergency Management Coordinator, City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Question and Answer Session
Watch Recording - Download Transcript (2-page PDF)
Overview
As follow up to the FEMA Latino Leadership Summit held in August of 2011, this webinar highlighted tools and community best practices to support the inclusion of Latino communities in local emergency management.
Featured Tools (and available for download on the webinar) include:
National Council of La Raza:
- Emergency Manager Toolkit: Meeting the Needs of Latino Communities
- National Council of La Raza Accompanying CD-Rom Materials
Federal Emergency Management Agency
- New Bilingual Community Emergency Response Team Training Materials
- IS – 909 Course Materials (Provided in both English and Spanish)
- FEMA Private Sector Tools and Programs
If you have any questions regarding this webinar, please contact citizencorps@dhs.gov.
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