CommHealth / DisasterPrep

Community Health & Disaster Preparedness: Preparing Today for Tomorrow

Community Health/Disaster Preparedness Committee
Rhys Haydon, Chair
Jaclyn T. Coleman
Miranda McNicoll

2011 Fall Memo
2011 Summer Memo

Goals for 2011-2012

1. Implement and promote the community health and disaster preparedness resolutions adopted by the 2011 HOD that pertain to Community Health and Disaster Preparedness.
2. Continue to promote the NIMS Certification by increasing awareness and facilitating access.
3. Increase the number of disaster prepared nursing students by promoting American Red Cross National Student Nurse Programs at the state and national level.

How Goals will be achieved?

1. Goals will be achieved by using available NSNA resources such as Imprint and the NSNA web site.
2. Utilizing any and all modes of communication to update students on the resources available to them.
3. Encourage participation in the NSNA awards program and other learning activities such as convention focus sessions.
4. Increase awareness of American Red Cross and Disaster Preparedness nurse training programs by utilizing any and all modes of communication.

Awards & Honors Booklet
Guidelines for Planning: Community Health
Guidelines for Planning: Disaster Preparedness

About the Campaign – Know Your Dose
Acetaminophen is found in more than 600 different prescription and over-the-counter medicines, including pain relievers, fever  reducers  and sleep aids as well as well as cough, cold and allergy medicines. On prescription labels, acetaminophen is sometimes listed as "APAP," "acetam" or other shortened versions of the word. There is a limit to how much you can take in one day. Taking more acetaminophen than directed is an overdose and can lead to liver damage.
 
The Know Your Dose campaign is raising awareness of this important topic by educating patients and consumers on appropriate use of medicines that contain acetaminophen. The American College of Emergency Physicians has joined the Know Your Dose campaign to remind patients and consumers always to read and follow the labels of their medicines and never to take two medicines that contain acetaminophen at the same time. The campaign's website, KnowYourDose.org, offers a list of common medicines that contain acetaminophen, tips on reading over-the-counter and prescription labels, free materials and more.
 

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