Hurricane Recovery

Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Time: 1:00pm (Eastern Time)

Overview

Hurricanes can have long-lasting effects. After the storm, affected communities may deal with challenging physical, mental, emotional, and environmental consequences. Please review the video recording of the webinar hosted by CDC’s Scott Damon and SAMHSA’s Meghan Griffin on the topic of health issues and mental health concerns that may linger after a hurricane.

Hurricane Recovery

Webinar participants and viewers will accomplish the following:

Describe CDC’s role in the topic covered during the presentation.
Describe the topic’s implications for respective constituents.
Discuss concerns and issues related to preparedness for and response to urgent public health threats.
Identify reliable information resources for the topic.
Describe how to promote health improvement, wellness, and disease prevention.

Call Slides: View Meghan Griffin’s Slidespdf icon | View Scott Damon’s Slidespdf icon
Transcript: Read Now

Scott Damon, MAIA
Health Communication Lead
Asthma & Community Health Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Meghan Griffin, MPH
Public Health Advisor
Center for Mental Health Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Webinar/Audio conference call on 10/17/2018: 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET
Web-on-demand training will be available in November
Materials: PowerPoint slide set (see Call Materials)

Hurricanes and Other Tropical Storms
After a Hurricane
The SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline is a national hotline (1-800-985-5990) and SMS (text “TalkWithUs” to 66746) service available to anyone in U.S. states and territories before, during, and after natural and human-caused disasters.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

- Toll-free phone: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
- Website: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.orgexternal icon

Public health professionals
Administrators
Emergency responders
Program managers
Certified health educators
Mental health professionals

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Contact Information: epic@cdc.gov
Support/Funding: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emergency Risk Communication Branch
Method of Participation: You may participate in the educational activity by viewing the program information above.
Fees: None. EPIC webinars are free.

As of November 2020, this course is no longer offering CE credits but is still available for viewing.

Page last reviewed: February 19, 2019

Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention