Full course description
PER-419: Understanding Climate Change and Social Vulnerability for Disaster Management
Courtesy of Hennepin County Public Health and Human Services and the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University.
- Date:
- Part 1: February 25th, 2025
- Part 2: February 26th, 2025
- Time: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM Central Time both days
- Location: Virtual
Please note that you must attend BOTH DAYS to receive a certificate.
How to obtain a certificate:
- Sign up for the course on this page.
- Take the pre-test.
- Attend the trainings on February 25th and 26th, 2025.
- Take the post-test and evaluation.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Course Overview:
This performance-level, live virtual training will provide participants with an overview of climate change and its impact on disaster management and vulnerable populations. This course will review available tools, such as the Climate
and Economic Justice Screening Tool, and discuss how to incorporate them into emergency plans. Participants will also learn how to incorporate equity in emergency planning.
The course will review case studies of previous disasters and
look at best practices from these events. The course is for emergency managers, along with stakeholders involved in
emergency preparedness, climate, and equity. The course is designed to include the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) emergency management and first responder communities to ensure attendees have access to key resources and planning tools on climate change and equity issues.
Learning Objectives:
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Analyze and evaluate available tools that can be used to identify social disparities.
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Collaborate on how to incorporate equity themes into emergency management plans.
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Analyze how climate change disproportionately impacts vulnerable populations.
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Analyze how social vulnerabilities affect communities.
Hosted by the Hennepin County Public Health and Human Services.
This project is supported by Cooperative Agreements EMW-2020-CA-00064, EMW-2021-CA-00092, EMW-2021-CA-00093, EMW-2022-CA-00037, and EMW-2023-GG019446 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.