Full course description
PER-315: Using Community Engagement to Enhance Emergency Management
Courtesy of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, and the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University.
- Date: Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
- Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Mountain Time
- Location: 140 Cottonwood Drive, Mescalero, NM 88340
How to obtain a certificate:
- Sign up for the course on this page.
- Take the pre-test.
- Attend the trainings on March 12th, 2025.
- Take the post-test and evaluation.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Course Overview:
This seven-hour course will focus on preparing community members in Tribal communities for hazards to help enhance community resilience. It will also highlight how appropriate communication, messaging, and partnerships can promote awareness and encourage participation in the preparedness process. Among other methods, it will review storytelling and how to use it to raise awareness and commitment to community preparedness activities. Participants will explore strategies to seamlessly integrate emergency preparedness into their community engagement initiatives, discovering practical tools and case studies along the way. The participants will be equipped with the skills to inspire and mobilize your community for effective emergency preparedness. The content covered by this course is important because it equips individuals in Tribal communities with the necessary knowledge and skills to respond effectively to emergencies, thereby safeguarding lives, preserving cultural heritage, and enhancing the overall resilience of these communities.
Learning Objectives:
- Analyze how preparing community members for hazards can enhance community resilience.
- Discuss how appropriate communication, messaging, and partnerships can promote awareness and encourage community participation in the preparedness process.
Hosted by the Mescalero Apache Tribe.
This project is supported by Cooperative Agreements EMW-2021-CA-00092, EMW-2021-CA-00093, EMW-2022-CA-00037, EMW-2023-GG019446, and EMW-2024-CA-05117 administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Points of view or opinions expressed in this document are those of the author and do not represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.