Engaging Neighborhood Residents for Emergency Preparedness Michael Ray Resilient Community Task Force New Partners for Smart Growth Conference Saturday, February 4, 2017
EngagingNeighborhoodResidentsfor
EmergencyPreparedness
MichaelRayResilientCommunityTaskForce
New Partners for Smart Growth ConferenceSaturday, February 4, 2017
Tucson,AZSonoranDesert• 1millioninmetropolitanTucsonandsurroundingtowns.
• Temperaturesgoingup:– 2013waswarmestJuneonrecord,– 2014was3rd;– 2015was4th warmest,and– 2016hadthethirdhighesttemperatureof115˚
PathwaystoResilienceProblemAwarenessAcknowledgingClimateChange
ClimateSmartSouthwestConference
CommunityApproachMutualReliance–
AdaptabilityNotLimitedbyPersonalResources
IndividualApproachSelfReliance–
AdaptabilityDependent onPersonalResources
TheExtremeWeatherChallenge
PartOne:TheHeatEmergencyScenario
WorkshopGuide
WorkshopPurpose
“tofacilitatepreparednessforextremeheatandotherweatherrelatedemergenciesattheneighborhoodlevelinSouthernArizona”
Part One: Assessing Your Readiness
TheHeatEmergencyScenario
TheHeatEmergencyScenario• Record breaking temperatures• Electricity out in the region• Nighttime temperatures are over 90
degrees and temperatures inside homes exceed 85.
• Hospitals and pharmacies are closed
• Water no longer works• Cell phones and gas pumps are
closed
ASouthernArizonaClimateDisasterScenario
InNovemberof2013,theArizonaStateDisasterpreparednessagenciesandStateandlocalhealthdepartmentshostedamockdisasterscenariotoaddressaregionalclimateeventinwhich theentiregridwentdownfor72hours duringanextremeheatwave.
Whatisthealternativeto“ShelterinPlace?”
PREVENTION!
1StagesofHeat- RelatedIllness
2
3 4
•Thirst •MuscleCramps
•Cool,moist,paleskin
•Headache
•Dizzinessandweaknessorexhaustion
•Nausea•Theskinmayormaynotfeelhot
•Vomiting,confusion,throbbingheadache
•Rapid,weakpulse•Rapid,shallowbreathing•Highbodytemperature•Decreasealertnesslevels
HeatStrokeHeatExhaustion
ForHeatStroke
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Part Two: Moving From Vulnerable
to Resilient
Defining“Vulnerable”toExtremeHeat
• livingalone• notleavinghomedaily• lackingaccesstotransportation• beingsickorbedridden• eldersandtheveryyoung• substanceabuse• nothavingsocialcontactsnearby• nothavinganairconditioner
Pg.9inWorkshop Guide
At-A-Distance
Neighborhood
Home
IdentifyingWhoisVulnerable
HeatWave- ASocialAutopsyofdisasterinChicago,2002,TheUniversityofChicagoPress
BYDR.ERICKLINENBERG,PROFESSOROFSOCIOLOGYFROMNYU
Lackofneighborhoodsocialcohesiveness
NorthLawndale• Bombedoutappearance• Emptylots• Littlestreetlife• Fewshopsormarkets• Agreatdealofviolentcrime
LowCohesion19deaths
(40per100thousand)
• Busystreets• Fewemptylots• Plentyofpeopleonthe
streets• Lotsofcommercialactivity• Localchurchesprovide
activity
HighCohesion3deaths
(4per100thousand)
Duringthe1995disaster,739Chicagoansabovethenorm diedduringtheweekofJuly14– 20
SouthLawndale
WhatareWeAdvocating?
PreparednessthroughCommunityCohesion
ActivityTwo:TheCommunityCohesionScale
Willweworktogetherinanemergency?
ActivityTwo:CommunityCohesion
1. Whyhaveyougivenyourneighborhoodareatherankthatyouhave?
2. Whataresomeideasforincreasingyourarea’scohesiveness?
Pleasebepreparedtoreportouttothelargergroup.
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Part Three: Preparing for Heat-Related Emergencies
ActivityThree:HomeWorksheet
Usethehomeworksheettohelpyoufindouthowpreparedyourhouseholdisforadverseclimateevents.
•Thefirstpartoftheworksheetdescribesthepeopleinyourhomeandtheresourcesyouhave
•Thesecondparthelpsyouknowwhichpeopleinyourhousewillhaveahealthriskandneedhelp
SharingSuppliesandResourcesWithYourNeighbors
•PlanningWaterandFoodSecurity
•IdentifyingCoolPlacesinYourNeighborhood
•Keepingcoolandhydrated
•Communicatingwithneighborsandemergencyservices
ActivityFour:MakingHelpAvailable
Individual Community•SkillsandExpertise
•Whatcanyouandyourneighborsoffer?
•ResourcesandSupplies•Whatdoyouneedandwhatcanyoushare?
•VulnerablePeople•Whoneedshelpandwhoareyoucommittingtohelp?
•Coordination•Howwillyourneighborhoodcoordinateassistanceandwhataboutnon-participants?
Imagineactivitiesyourneighborhoodcanengageintohelpvulnerableneighbors.
•Whataresomeshort-term(6weeks)projectsyourneighborhoodwillcommittocreateresiliencetowithstandheatandotherformsofneighborhoodstress?
Pleasebepreparedtoreportouttothelargergroup.
ActivityFive:6-WeekCommunityChallenge
ProjectPlanning• Whatarethestepstocompletingyourproject?
• Whowillvolunteertoworkoneachstep?• Howlongwilltheyhavetocompleteit?
CDCGrant:PreparednessFindings
• Vulnerablecommunitiesareachallengetoengage:AmericanIndian,homebound,disabledandundocumentedlowincome,somewhospeakSpanishbutnotEnglish.
• Lowlevelsofcohesionnegatecollaboration:legalstatus,socialisolation,disillusionmentordistrustofpublicagenciesoroutsiders.
• Followupvisitsareimportantandmayyieldinformationaboutefforttocohereonaction
TakeAway
• Neighborhoodleadersinsemi-cohesiveneighborhoodsareanunderutilizedresourceforbridgingthegapbetweenthosewithresourcesandthosewhoneedhelpinanemergency.
• Workshopdesignthatengagespeopleinconversationaboutactioncanbeginbuildingtheconnectionsforresilienceinanemergency
Contacts/LinksLearnmoreabouttheArizonaChapterofthe
PhysiciansforSocialReasonabilityat:www.psr.org/azclimate
HeatEmergencyChallengeWebsite:http://www.buildingresilientneighborhoods.org/
MichaelRay:[email protected]