Emergency Preparedness Training
As the United States prepares a national response to pandemic flu and other emergencies, New York's home care
industry will be expected to actively participate. Because home health aides and paraprofessionals will
provide the bulk of patient care in the home during an emergency, it is important to educate this
population on different aspects of emergency preparedness.
CHC has produced three new training programs
specifically designed for home health aides, other paraprofessionals and community volunteers responding
to pandemic flu and other terrorism, bioterrorism or natural disaster emergencies. All are available at no charge following
registration. Participation
in all three programs is strongly encouraged, as each one covers different aspects of response and
will give participants a comprehensive understanding of the roles of each group in emergency
situations. These programs have been made possible by a grant from the New York State Department
of Health and the Health Resources Services Administration.
The best way to access the programs is through the streaming video of
Home Care Information Network (HCIN). Once you have registered, the programs will be
available to you any time day or night via the Internet.
The audio portion of the programs and workbooks are also available as downloads (see below).
Questions? Please contact Tony Zullo of CHC at 518/463-1167, ext. 833 or
zullo@nyshcp.org.
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Emergency Preparedness Audio Files and Workbooks
in English and Spanish
The audio files and workbooks are available in English and Spanish. They
are available at no charge after registering.
If you wish to download an audio file, you will need a player such as
Windows Media Player or
RealOne Player. The download time will be QUITE LONG if you are using a
dial-up connection. To download a conference, do a right
click where it says "download the audio file," choose "Save Target As" or "Save Link As" and save
the file to your computer.
Workbooks are Adobe Acrobat documents. To view or print them, you
will need Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer. This program can be
downloaded (at no charge) from
Adobe.
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Program 1: Home Health Aides & Paraprofessionals—General All-Hazard Emergency
Preparedness and Public Health Emergencies
The role of paraprofessionals in an emergency, general all hazards emergency preparedness, personal protective
equipment, and biological, chemical and radiological agents. Faculty: Barbara Citarella, President, RBC Limited.
Download the mp3 file:
English or Spanish
Download the workbook:
English
or Spanish
Program 2: Home Health Aides & Paraprofessionals — Pandemic Flu and Other
Public Health Emergencies
Pandemic flu, communicating risk to others, what to expect in the home and psychological support
and consideration. Faculty: Barbara Citarella, President, RBC Limited.
Download the mp3 file:
English or Spanish
Download the workbook:
English
or Spanish
Program 3: Community Volunteers and Paraprofessionals—Working Together in
Public Health Emergencies
An introduction to home care, different types of home care workers and the types of patients they treat. A review of how
volunteers can help home care patients and what can be done to prepare for a community emergency.
Faculty: Karen Murphy, Principal Consultant, Adept Resources.
Download the mp3 file:
English or Spanish
Download the workbook:
English
or Spanish
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Questions?
Please contact Tony Zullo of CHC
at 518/463-1167, ext. 833
or zullo@nyshcp.org.
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