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US Department of Education, 2006
"Lessons Learned" is a series of publications that are a brief recounting of actual school emergencies and crises. School and student names have been changed to protect identities. Information for this publication was gathered through a series of interviews with school stakeholders involved in the actual incident. This "Lessons Learned" issue…
Descriptors: Volunteers, Student Needs, Health Needs, Emergency Programs
Knobler, Stacey L., Ed.; Burroughs, Thomas, Ed.; Mahmoud, Adel, Ed.; Lemon, Stanley M., Ed. – National Academies Press, 2006
The Forum on Microbial Threats (previously named the Forum on Emerging Infections) was created in 1996 in response to a request from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The goal of the Forum is to provide structured opportunities for representatives from academia, industry, professional…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Public Health, Prevention, Disease Control

Interagency Council on the Homeless. – 1991
This publication is a guide to programs created by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987. An opening section describes the McKinney Act itself and the agency that developed the guide. The bulk of the publication lists and describes 24 McKinney Act programs grouped under the following headings: (1) education and training programs;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Emergency Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Lima, Bruno R. – 1986
This paper focuses on the mental health consequences of the disaster in Armero, Colombia which resulted from a volcanic eruption and mudslide, and highlights the role of the primary care worker in delivering mental health care to disaster victims. Eight characteristics of disasters that are closely related to their psychopathogenetic potential…
Descriptors: Death, Emergency Programs, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Problems
Peterson, Grit, Ed.; And Others – 1978
Designed for teaching a generalized program in emergency preparedness education, the eight units of the manual can be used together or alone in any course that teaches human response to emergency preparedness or in physical education, recreation, health, biology, physiology, or science classes. The guide includes an introduction and seven major…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Educational Resources, Emergency Programs, Fire Protection
United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. – 1985
UNICEF's 1984-85 program review describes ongoing child health and nutrition programs and other community-based services for children. Specific attention is given to primary health care, child survival and development, and child nutrition, as well as to safe water supplies and sanitation, formal and nonformal education, urban community-based…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Child Advocacy, Community Programs, Developing Nations
Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX. – 1981
This student module on fire prevention and emergency procedures is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module discusses the chemistry of fire and the methods for extinguishment, along with the steps necessary for emergency action. Following the introduction, 10 objectives (each keyed to a page in the text) the student is…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Behavioral Objectives, Chemical Reactions, Emergency Programs
Babcock, William – 1974
The first book in a 5-book manual on day camping focuses on summer day camp administration. The book defines day camps as organized group experiences in outdoor living on a day-by-day basis and under trained leadership. It includes a philosophy of day camping, noting benefits to the campers. The book is divided into further chapters that describe…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Day Camp Programs, Emergency Programs, Facilities
Burns, James A.; Concordia, Louis R. – 1981
The effectiveness of existing contingency planning efforts at five community colleges, three colleges, and five universities during the Mount St. Helens eruptions in 1980 in Washington state was assessed. Planning efforts in the areas of institutional policy, academic policy, business office, physical plant, residence halls, financial aid, and…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Campus Planning, College Planning, Community Colleges
Migliaro, Ann – 1978
The purpose of this Child Development Associate (CDA) training module is to help the CDA intern develop the knowledge and skills necessary to provide a safe and healthy environment for preschool children. Objectives are stipulated and activities for each objective are suggested. The importance of protecting young children is explained. Practical…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Child Caregivers, Child Safety, Competency Based Teacher Education
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, New York, NY. – 1967
A difficult and urgent task facing the university is the formulation of a satisfactory philosophy of public service. Because of the great interdependence between the university and society, it is a notion that cannot be rejected. On the other hand, overcommitment to public service could result in a damaging financial burden, a dwarfing of major…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, Emergency Programs
National School Public Relations Association, Washington, DC. – 1970
This report advises school systems of the numerous public relations resources available and challenges schools to put communication ideas into action. The ideas described, based on exhibits prepared by selected school systems at the invitation of the NSPRA, have been developed in many different types of school districts across the country. The…
Descriptors: Communications, Community Schools, Educational Finance, Emergency Programs
Magnuson, Carl A. – 1972
Full awareness of individual responsibilities, realization of the seriousness of the problem, and administrative guidance are necessary for a successful school disaster preparedness program. The same kinds of personnel training should not be required in all school systems nor under all conditions. Training would depend, for example, on the…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Civil Defense, Curriculum Development, Educational Planning
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Div. of Medical Sciences. – 1972
Divided into two major parts, this report summarizes the findings, recommendations, and conclusions of the National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council's analysis of the current function and potential capacity of congressionally appointed federal agencies relative to providing emergency medical care services. More specifically, the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Cooperative Planning, Coordination

Morentz, James W. – Special Libraries, 1987
Describes use of computer software to improve staff preparedness for emergencies that may strike the library. Highlights include the Emergency Information System (EIS), which uses integrated emergency management databases with computer graphic maps of the surrounding area and floor plans of the library. Non-emergency applications of the software…
Descriptors: Building Plans, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Emergency Programs