Volcano Preparedness. Public Health Nursing Practice on the Edge of the Ring of Fire

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1 Volcano Preparedness Photo courtesy of Barb DeShong, April 2009 Public Health Nursing Practice on the Edge of the Ring of Fire Leslie Callaway, PHN & Patricia Little, PHN State of Alaska, DHSS, Division of Public Health Section of Public Health Nursing

2 Presentation Overview and Objectives Individual Personal and family plan for volcano preparedness Community Public health center internal volcano action plan and community preparedness Systems Borough, state, and federal preparedness partners and systems preparedness

3 The Ring of Fire: South Central Alaska Alaska Volcano Observatory

4 Poll 1 Do you have a personal and family preparedness plan? Yes No Click on the down arrow if you can t see the response choices.

5 Photo: NASA image created by Jesse Allen Individual PHN individual and family plan for volcano, tsunami, and earthquake Awareness of of volcanic activity Promotion of individual volcano preparedness plans

6 Photo courtesy of Game McGimsey, April 30, 2009, AVO Individual Awareness of of volcanic activity Volcano Alert System Alaska Volcano Observatory Weekly Update Friday, June 26, :51 PM AKDT Redoubt Volcano 60 29'7" N '38" W Summit Elevation ft (3108 m) Current Aviation Color Code: Orange Current Volcano Alert Level: Watch

7 Individual Promotion of individual volcano preparedness plans 1 Awareness of potential volcanic eruption 3 Create a disaster plan Complete volcano preparedness check list 4 Practice and maintain preparedness plan

8 Photo courtesy of Game McGimsey, April 4, 2009, AVO Website Community Internal volcano, earthquake, and tsunami preparedness plan Staff health and safety Facility security and integrity Continuity of public health services

9 Photo by Chris Waythomas, the Alaska Volcano Observatory, and the USGS Community outreach and education Community Agency support and preparedness Liaison for public information officer

10 Photo courtesy of AVO Web site, May 5, 2009 Systems Borough State Federal

11 Photo by T. Mill, US Geological survey 2/15/90 Systems Borough Borough and Community Preparedness Partners Kenai peninsula borough * Kenai Peninsula borough Office of Emergency Management Local emergency preparedness community City governments *

12 Systems State Dept of Military & Veterans Affairs Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management State Emergency Coordination Center Dept of Health & Social Services Division of Public Health, Section of Public Health Nursing Section of Epidemiology, Section of Preparedness Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Tsunami Warning Center Red Cross of Alaska

13 Systems State Public Health Nursing Public Health Preparedness State Emergency Coordination Center State Preparedness Team

14 Systems State Epidemiology Volcanic ash exposure information Health Alert Network Health warnings Epi bulletins * *

15 Systems State 24/7 PHN call out Public Health Nursing (PHN) PHN liaison with local ICS State resource for local preparedness partners Alaska Public Health Training Network * *

16 Systems Federal Centers for Disease Control US Geological Survey National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Center for Risk Communication National Association of City and County Health Organizations

17 Systems Integration: Preparedness Partnerships Federal State Borough Community Public Health Nursing

18 Mitigation Volcano Earthquake Tsunami Preparedness Activities Exercises

19 Poll 2 As the crow flies, what is the closest distance from your work to the nearest volcano? A Less than 30 miles B miles C miles D Over 200 miles Click on the down arrow if you can t see the response choices.

20 Poll 3 How far do you have to live from a volcano before you need to start thinking about a public health preparedness response? A Less than 30 miles B miles C miles D Over 200 miles Click on the down arrow if you can t see the response choices.

21 Earthquake warnings Early alert and warning systems Incident & unified command Tsunami warnings Travel advisories Ash cloud trajectory Photo courtesy of Barb DeShong, April 2009

22 Photo courtesy of Barb DeShong, April 2009 Continuity of Community Functions and Essential Services Utilities and community resources Oil and gas industry Community cohesion Recovery and cleanup Public safety

23 Questions Photo courtesy of Barb DeShong, April 2009