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- Diabetes Centre Earthquake Story 5
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- A video of Dr Winston Chang, Diabetes Registrar for the Christchurch Hospital, talking about his experiences of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Creator(s)
- Winston Chang
- Date
- 2:49am 13th April 2011
- Tags
- Health and Wellbeing
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- People in Disasters Conference - Opening Address
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A video of the Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel's opening address at the 2016 People in Disasters Conference.
- Creator(s)
- Lianne Dalziel,
- Date
- 9:36pm 24th February 2016
- Tags
- People in Disasters, conference, Lianne Dalziel, mayor, Christchurch Mayor, Health and Wellbeing
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- People in Disasters Conference - The Politics of Humanity: Reflections on international aid in disasters
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A video of the keynote presentation by Sir John Holmes, during the first plenary of the 2016 People in Disasters Conference. Holmes is the former United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, the current Director of Ditchley Foundation, and the chair of the Board of the International Rescue Committee in the UK. The presentation is titled, "The Politics of Humanity: Reflections on international aid in disasters".
The abstract for this presentation reads as follows:As United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinate from 2007-2010, Sir John Holmes was heavily involved in the coordination of air provision to countries struck by natural and man-made disasters, raising the necessary funds, and the elaboration of humanitarian policy. The international humanitarian system is fragmented and struggling to cope with rising demands from both conflicts such as that in Syria, and the growing effects of climate change. Sir John will talk about what humanitarian aid can and cannot achieve, the frustrations of getting aid through when access may be difficult or denied, and the need to ensure that assistance encompasses protection of civilians and efforts to get them back on their feet, as well as the delivery of essential short term items such as food, water, medical care and shelter. He will discuss the challenges involved in trying to make the different agencies - UN United Nations, non-government organisations and the International Red Cross/Crescent movement - work together effectively. He will reveal some of the problems in dealing with donor and recipient governments who often have their own political and security agendas, and may be little interested in the necessary neutrality and independence of humanitarian aid. He will illustrate these points by practical examples of political and other dilemmas from aid provision in natural disasters such as Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar in 2009, and the Haiti earthquake of 2010, and in conflict situations such as Darfur, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka in the past, and Syria today. He will also draw conclusions and make recommendations about how humanitarian aid might work better, and why politicians and others need to understand more clearly the impartial space required by humanitarian agencies to operate properly.
- Creator(s)
- Sir John Holmes,
- Date
- 10:43pm 24th February 2016
- Tags
- People in Disasters, conference, Sir John Holmes, plenary, keynote, Health and Wellbeing
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- People in Disasters Conference - Local System Perspective
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A video of a presentation by David Meates, Chief Executive of the Christchurch District Health Board and the West Coast District Health Board, during the first plenary of the 2016 People in Disasters Conference. The presentation is titled, "Local System Perspective".
The abstract for this presentation reads as follows:
The devastating Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 have resulted in challenges for the people of Canterbury and have altered the population's health needs. In the wake of New Zealand's largest natural disaster, the health system needed to respond rapidly to changing needs and damaged infrastructure in the short-term in the context of developing sustainable long-term solutions. Canterbury was undergoing system transformation prior to the quakes, however the horizon of transformation was brought forward post-quake: 'Vision 2020' became the vision for now. Innovation was enabled as people working across the system addressed new constraints such as the loss of 106 acute hospital beds, 635 aged residential care beds, the loss of general practices and pharmacies as well as damaged non-government organisation sector. A number of new integration initiatives (e.g. a shared electronic health record system, community rehabilitation for older people, community falls prevention) and expansion of existing programs (e.g. acute demand management) were focused on supporting people to stay well in their homes and communities. The system working together in an integrated way has resulted in significant reductions in acute health service utilisation in Canterbury. Acute admission rates have not increased and remain significantly below national rates and the number of acute and rehabilitation bed days have fallen since the quakes, with these trends most evident among older people. However, health needs frequently reported in post-disaster literature have created greater pressures on the system. In particular, an escalating number of people facing mental health problems and coping with acute needs of the migrant rebuild population provide new challenges for a workforce also affected by the quakes. The recovery journey for Canterbury is not over.
- Creator(s)
- David Meates,
- Date
- 11:41pm 24th February 2016
- Tags
- People in Disasters, conference, David Meates, Christchurch District Health Board, CDHB, West Coast District Health Board, WCDHB, disaster, health system, integration, plenary, Health and Wellbeing
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- People in Disasters Conference - Local People Perspective
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A video of a presentation by Arihia Bennett, Chief Executive Officer of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, during the first plenary of the 2015 People in Disasters Conference. The presentation is titled, "Local People Perspective".
- Creator(s)
- Arihia Bennett,
- Date
- 11:58pm 24th February 2016
- Tags
- People in Disasters, conference, Ngai Tahu, Arihia Bennett, plenary, Health and Wellbeing
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- People in Disasters Conference - Panel One
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A video of the panel during the first plenary discussion at the 2016 People in Disasters Conference. The panel is made up of keynote speaker Sir John Holmes and guests David Meates and Arihia Bennett.
- Creator(s)
- Arihia Bennett, David Meates, Sir John Holmes,
- Date
- 12:15am 25th February 2016
- Tags
- People in Disasters, conference, Sir John Holmes, Arihia Bennett, David Meates, plenary, panel discussion, Health and Wellbeing
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- People in Disasters Conference - A Systematic Review of Compassion Fatigue of Nurses During and After the Canterbury Earthquakes
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A video of a presentation by Jai Chung during the Staff and Patients Stream of the 2016 People in Disasters Conference. The presentation is titled, "A Systematic Review of Compassion Fatigue of Nurses During and After the Canterbury Earthquakes".
The abstract for the presentation reads as follows:
Limited research is currently available about compassion fatigue of health professionals during and after disasters in New Zealand. The purpose of this systematic literature review was to provide a comprehensive outline of existing research. National and international literature was compared and contrasted to determine the importance of recognising compassion fatigue during and after disasters. Health professionals responding to disasters have played an important role in saving lives. Especially, during and after the Canterbury earthquakes, many health professionals cared for the traumatized public of the region. When responding to and caring for many distressed people, health professionals - particularly nurses - may strongly empathise with people's pain, fear, and distress. Consequently, they can be affected both emotionally and physically. Nurses may experience intensive and extreme distress and trauma directly and indirectly. Physical exhaustion can arise quickly. Emotional exhaustion such as hopelessness and helplessness may lead to nurses losing the ability to nurture and care for people during disasters. This can lead to compassion fatigue. It is important to understand how health professionals, especially nurses, experience compassion fatigue in order to help them respond to disasters appropriately. International literature explains the importance of recognising compassion fatigue in nursing, and explores different coping mechanisms that assist nurses overcome or prevent this health problem. In contrast, New Zealand literature is limited to experiences of nurses' attitudes in responding to natural disasters. In light of this, this literature review will help to raise awareness about the importance of recognising and addressing symptoms of compassion fatigue in a profession such as nursing. Gaps within the research will also be identified along with recommendations for future research in this area, especially from a New Zealand perspective.
Please note that due to a recording error the sound cuts out at 9 minutes.
- Creator(s)
- Jai Chung,
- Date
- 1:35am 25th February 2016
- Tags
- People in Disasters, conference, Jai Chung, compassion fatigue, nursing, Staff and Patients Stream, staff, Health and Wellbeing
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- People in Disasters Conference - Machetes and Breadfruit: Medical disaster response challenges in unstable settings
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A video of the keynote-presentation by Dr Jeanne LeBlanc, Registered Psychologist, during the second plenary of the 2016 People in Disasters Conference. LeBlanc is a Registered Psychologist, specialising in Clinical Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation. She is the British Columbia Psychological Association (BCPA) Representative for the American Psychological Associate State, Territorial and Provincial Disaster Response Network, and has also been appointed as the Behavioural Health Liaison to the American Board of Disaster Medicine. The presentation is titled, "Machetes and Breadfruit: Medical disaster response challenges in unstable settings".
The abstract for this presentation reads as follows:
The January 2010 earthquake in Haiti resulted in a massive response to a setting which was already fraught with danger, causing a number of personal, logistical, and safety challenges to responding medical teams. This presentation will provide a first-person account of this experience from the perspective of a behavioural health professional, whose responsibility was both the overall emotional wellbeing of the medical responders, as well as those impacted by the quake. Unique 'lessons learned' by these response teams will be highlighted, and recommendations will be provided for responders considering deploying to future events in highly unstable areas.
- Creator(s)
- Jeanne LeBlanc
- Date
- 3:41am 25th February 2016
- Tags
- People in Disasters, conference, Dr Jeanne LeBlanc, recovery, wellbeing, keynote, plenary, Health and Wellbeing
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- People in Disasters Conference - Recovery Begins in Preparedness
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A video of a presentation by Dr Penelope Burns during the second plenary of the 2016 People in Disasters Conference. Burns is the Senior Lecturer in the Department of General Practice at the University of Western Sydney. The presentation is titled, "Recovery Begins in Preparedness".
The abstract for this presentation reads as follows:
Involvement of primary care doctors in planning is essential for optimising the health outcomes of communities during and after disasters. However, our experience in Australia has shown that primary care doctors have not been included in a substantial way. This presentation will highlight our experience in the Victorian and New South Wales bushfires and the Sydney Siege. It will stress the crucial need to involve primary care doctors in planning at national, state, and local levels, and how we are working to implement this.
- Creator(s)
- Penelope Burns,
- Date
- 4:26am 25th February 2016
- Tags
- People in Disasters, conference, Dr Penelope Burns, primary care, planning, disaster, plenary, Health and Wellbeing
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- People in Disasters Conference - Canterbury Primary Care Response to Earthquakes in 2010/2011
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A video of a presentation by Dr Phil Schroeder, Managing Director of Rolleston Central Health, during the second plenary of the 2016 People in Disasters Conference. The presentation is titled, "Canterbury Primary Care Response to Earthquakes in 2010/2011".
- Creator(s)
- Phil Schroeder,
- Date
- 4:45am 25th February 2016
- Tags
- People in Disasters, conference, Dr Phil Schroeder, primary health, planning, response, care, plenary, Health and Wellbeing
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- People in Disasters Conference - Panel Two
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A video of the second panel discussion at the 2016 People in Disasters Conference. The panel is made up of keynote speaker Dr Jeanne LeBlanc and guests Dr Penelope Burns and Dr Phil Schroeder.
- Creator(s)
- Jeanne LeBlanc, Penelope Burns, Phil Schroeder,
- Date
- 5:10am 25th February 2016
- Tags
- People in Disasters, conference, plenary, panel discussion, Dr Jeanne LeBlanc, Dr Penelope Burns, Dr Phil Schroeder, Health and Wellbeing
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- People in Disasters Conference - Holding onto the Lessons Disasters Teach
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A video of the keynote presentation by Alexander C. McFarlane during the third plenary of the 2016 People in Disasters Conference. McFarlane is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Adelaide and the Heady of the Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies. The presentation is titled, "Holding onto the Lessons Disasters Teach".
The abstract for this presentation reads as follows:
Disasters are sentinel points in the life of the communities affected. They bring an unusual focus to community mental health. In so doing, they provide unique opportunities for better understanding and caring for communities. However, one of the difficulties in the disaster field is that many of the lessons from previous disasters are frequently lost. If anything, Norris (in 2006) identified that the quality of disaster research had declined over the previous 25 years. What is critical is that a longitudinal perspective is taken of representative cohorts. Equally, the impact of a disaster should always be judged against the background mental health of the communities affected, including emergency service personnel. Understandably, many of those who are particularly distressed in the aftermath of a disaster are people who have previously experienced a psychiatric disorder. It is important that disaster services are framed against knowledge of this background morbidity and have a broad range of expertise to deal with the emerging symptoms. Equally, it is critical that a long-term perspective is considered rather than short-term support that attempts to ameliorate distress. Future improvement of disaster management depends upon sustaining a body of expertise dealing with the consequences of other forms of traumatic stress such as accidents. This expertise can be redirected to co-ordinate and manage the impact of larger scale events when disasters strike communities. This presentation will highlight the relevance of these issues to the disaster planning in a country such as New Zealand that is prone to earthquakes.
- Creator(s)
- Alexander C. McFarlane,
- Date
- 8:51pm 25th February 2016
- Tags
- People in Disasters, conference, Professor Alexander C. McFarlane, keynote, plenary, lessons, disaster, community, mental health, psychiatric, stress, Health and Wellbeing
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- People in Disasters Conference - Putting People at the Heart of the Rebuild
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A video of a presentation by Ian Campbell, Executive General Manager of the Stronger Christchurch Rebuild Team (SCIRT), during the third plenary of the 2016 People in Disasters Conference. The presentation is titled, "Putting People at the Heart of the Rebuild".
The abstract for this presentation reads:
On the face of it, the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT) is an organisation created to engineer and carry out approximately $2B of repairs to physical infrastructure over a 5-year period. Our workforce consists primarily of engineers and constructors who came from far and wide after the earthquakes to 'help fix Christchurch'. But it was not the technical challenges that drew them all here. It was the desire and ambition expressed in the SCIRT 'what we are here for' statement: 'to create resilient infrastructure that gives people security and confidence in the future of Christchurch'. For the team at SCIRT, people are at the heart of our rebuild programme. This is recognised in the intentional approach SCIRT takes to all aspects of its work. The presentation will touch upon how SCIRT communicated with communities affected by our work and how we planned and coordinated the programme to minimise the impacts, while maximising the value for both the affected communities and the taxpayers of New Zealand and rate payers of Christchurch funding it. The presentation will outline SCIRT's very intentional approach to supporting, developing, connecting, and enabling our people to perform, individually, and collectively, in the service of providing the best outcome for the people of Christchurch and New Zealand.
- Creator(s)
- Ian Campbell,
- Date
- 9:43pm 25th February 2016
- Tags
- People in Disasters, conference, Ian Campbell, Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team, SCIRT, rebuild, infrastructure, plenary, Health and Wellbeing
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- People in Disasters Conference - Loss of Trust and other Earthquake Damage
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A video of a presentation by Dr Duncan Webb, Partner at Lane Neave, during the third plenary of the 2016 People in Disasters Conference. The presentation is titled, "Loss of Trust and other Earthquake Damage".
The abstract for this presentation reads as follows:
It was predictable that the earthquakes which hit the Canterbury region in 2010 and 2011 caused trauma. However, it was assumed that recovery would be significantly assisted by governmental agencies and private insurers. The expectation was that these organisations would relieve the financial pressures and associated anxiety caused by damage to property. Some initiatives did exactly that. However, there are many instances where difficulties with insurance and related issues have exacerbated the adverse effects of the earthquakes on people's wellness. In some cases, stresses around property issues have become and independent source of extreme anxiety and have had significant impacts on the quality of people's lives. Underlying this problem is a breakdown in trust between citizen and state, and insurer and insured. This has led to a pervading concern that entitlements are being denied. While such concerns are sometimes well founded, an approach which is premised on mistrust is frequently highly conflicted, costly, and often leads to worse outcomes. Professor Webb will discuss the nature and causes of these difficulties including: the complexity of insurance and repair issues, the organisational ethos of the relevant agencies, the hopes of homeowners and the practical gap which commonly arises between homeowner expectation and agency response. Observations will be offered on how the adverse effects of these issues can be overcome in dealing with claimants, and how such matters can be managed in a way which promotes the wellness of individuals.
- Creator(s)
- Duncan Webb,
- Date
- 10:07pm 25th February 2016
- Tags
- People in Disasters, conference, Dr Duncan Webb, Lane Neave, law, lawyer, recovery, insurance, response, plenary, Health and Wellbeing
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- People in Disasters Conference - Panel Three
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A video of the panel discussion during the third plenary of the 2016 People in Disasters Conference. The panel is made up of keynote speaker Alexander C. McFarlane and guests Ian Campbell and Duncan Webb.
- Creator(s)
- Alexander C. McFarlane, Duncan Webb, Ian Campbell,
- Date
- 10:30pm 25th February 2016
- Tags
- People in Disasters, conference, plenary, panel discussion, Professor Alexander C. McFarlane, Dr Duncan Webb, Ian Campbell, Health and Wellbeing
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- People in Disasters Conference - Leading and Coordinating Social Recovery: Lessons from a central recovery agency
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A video of a presentation by Dr Sarah Beaven during the Social Recovery Stream of the 2016 People in Disasters Conference. The presentation is titled, "Leading and Coordinating Social Recovery: Lessons from a central recovery agency".
The abstract for this presentation reads as follows:
This presentation provides an overview of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority's Social Recovery Lessons and Legacy project. This project was commissioned in 2014 and completed in December 2015. It had three main aims: to capture Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority's role in social recovery after the Canterbury earthquakes, to identify lessons learned, and to disseminate these lessons to future recovery practitioners. The project scope spanned four Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority work programmes: The Residential Red Zone, the Social and Cultural Outcomes, the Housing Programme, and the Community Resilience Programme. Participants included both Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority employees, people from within a range of regional and national agencies, and community and public sector organisations who worked with Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority over time. The presentation will outline the origin and design of the project, and present some key findings.
- Creator(s)
- Sarah Beaven,
- Date
- 11:08pm 25th February 2016
- Tags
- People in Disasters, conference, Dr Sarah Beaven, Lesley Petterson, Social Recovery, CERA, lessons, Recovery Stream, Health and Wellbeing
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- People in Disasters Conference - Monitoring Social Recovery in Greater Christchurch
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A video of a presentation by Jane Morgan and Annabel Begg during the Social Recovery Stream of the 2016 People in Disasters Conference. The presentation is titled, "Monitoring Social Recovery in Greater Christchurch".
The abstract for this presentation reads as follows:
This presentation provides an overview of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority's Social Recovery Lessons and Legacy project. This project was commissioned in 2014 and completed in December 2015. It had three main aims: to capture Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority's role in social recovery after the Canterbury earthquakes, to identify lessons learned, and to disseminate these lessons to future recovery practitioners. The project scope spanned four Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority work programmes: The Residential Red Zone, the Social and Cultural Outcomes, the Housing Programme, and the Community Resilience Programme. Participants included both Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority employees, people from within a range of regional and national agencies, and community and public sector organisations who worked with Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority over time. The presentation will outline the origin and design of the project, and present some key findings.
- Creator(s)
- Annabel Begg, Jane Morgan,
- Date
- 11:29pm 25th February 2016
- Tags
- People in Disasters, conference, Jane Morgan, Annabel Begg, Monitoring Recovery, social, disaster, Recovery Stream, Health and Wellbeing
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- People in Disasters Conference - Land Use Recovery Plan: How an impact assessment process engaged communities in recovery planning
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A video of a presentation by Jane Murray and Stephen Timms during the Social Recovery Stream of the 2016 People in Disasters Conference. The presentation is titled, "Land Use Recovery Plan: How an impact assessment process engaged communities in recovery planning".
The abstract for this presentation reads as follows:
In response to the Canterbury earthquakes, the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery directed Environment Canterbury (Canterbury's regional council) to prepare a Land Use Recovery Plan that would provide a spatial planning framework for Greater Christchurch and aid recovery from the Canterbury earthquakes. The Land Use Recovery Plan sets a policy and planning framework necessary to rebuild existing communities and develop new communities. As part of preparing the plan, an integrated assessment was undertaken to address wellbeing and sustainability concerns. This ensured that social impacts of the plan were likely to achieve better outcomes for communities. The process enabled a wide range of community and sector stakeholders to provide input at the very early stages of drafting the document. The integrated assessment considered the treatment of major land use issues in the plan, e.g. overall distribution of activities across the city, integrated transport routes, housing typography, social housing, employment and urban design, all of which have a key impact on health and wellbeing. Representatives from the Canterbury Health in All Policies Partnership were involved in designing a three-part assessment process that would provide a framework for the Land Use Recovery Plan writers to assess and improve the plan in terms of wellbeing and sustainability concerns. The detail of these assessment stages, and the influence that they had on the draft plan, will be outlined in the presentation. In summary, the three stages involved: developing key wellbeing and sustainability concerns that could form a set of criteria, analysing the preliminary draft of the Land Use Recovery Plan against the criteria in a broad sector workshop, and analysing the content and recommendations of the Draft Plan. This demonstrates the importance of integrated assessment influencing the Land Use Recovery Plan that in turn influences other key planning documents such as the District Plan. This process enabled a very complex document with wide-ranging implications to be broken down, enabling many groups, individuals and organisations to have their say in the recovery process. There is also a range of important lessons for recovery that can be applied to other projects and actions in a disaster recovery situation.
- Creator(s)
- Jane Murray, Stephen Timms,
- Date
- 12:23am 26th February 2016
- Tags
- People in Disasters, conference, Jane Murray, Stephen Timms, Miria Goodwin, Environment Canterbury, ECan, resilience, planning, strategy, collaboration, Recovery Stream, Health and Wellbeing
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- People in Disasters Conference - Community and Social Service Organisations in Emergencies and Disasters in Australia and New Zealand
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A video of a presentation by Bridget Tehan and Sharon Tortonson during the Community and Social Recovery Stream of the 2016 People in Disasters Conference. The presentation is titled, "Community and Social Service Organisations in Emergencies and Disasters in Australia and New Zealand".
The abstract for this presentation reads as follows:
What happens when support services for issues such as mental health, foster care or homelessness are impacted by a disaster? What happens to their staff? What happens to their clients? The community sector is a unique, valuable and diverse component of Australasian economy and society. Through its significant numbers of employees and volunteers, its diversity, the range of service and advocacy programs it delivers, and the wide range of people it supports, it delivers value to communities and strengthens society. The community and social services sector builds resilience daily through services to aged care, child welfare and disability, domestic violence, housing and homelessness, and mental health care. The sector's role is particularly vital in assisting disadvantaged people and communities. For many, community sector organisations are their primary connection to the broader community and form the basis of their resilience to everyday adversity, as well as in times of crisis. However, community sector organisations are particularly vulnerable in a major emergency or disaster. Australian research shows that the most community sector organisations are highly vulnerable and unprepared for emergencies. This lack of preparedness can have impacts on service delivery, business continuity, and the wellbeing of clients. The consequences of major disruptions to the provision of social services to vulnerable people are serious and could be life-threatening in a disaster. This presentation will review the Victorian Council of Social Service (Australia) and Social Equity and Wellbeing Network (formerly the Christchurch Council of Social Services) records on the impacts of emergencies on community sector organisations, staff, and clients. From the discussion of records, recommendations will be presented that could improve the resilience of this crucial sector.
- Creator(s)
- Bridget Tehan, Sharon Tortonson,
- Date
- 1:38am 26th February 2016
- Tags
- People in Disasters, conference, Bridget Tehan, Sharon Tortonson, community organisations, social services, welfare, Community and Social Recovery Stream, Health and Wellbeing
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- People in Disasters Conference - Understanding the 'Community Action' that is part of 'Community Recovery'
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A video of a presentation by Margaret Moreton during the Community and Social Recovery Stream of the 2016 People in Disasters Conference. The presentation is titled, "Community and Social Service Organisations in Emergencies and Disasters in Australia and New Zealand".
- Creator(s)
- Margaret Moreton,
- Date
- 2:02am 26th February 2016
- Tags
- People in Disasters, conference, Margaret Moreton, recovery, resilience, community, Community and Social Recovery Stream, Health and Wellbeing