Partnering to Prepare: An Academic/Workforce Collaboration to Develop Disaster Shelter Training for Nurses

• 2023

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• Sahar Nouredini; Katherine Holbrook; Zerlyn Ladua
PMID: 36519958DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.13157

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In California, wildfires have increased, leading to more evacuations and longer shelter stays. Public health nurses (PHNs) face challenges in providing care in shelters. This article describes a partnership between health departments and a university that offers training to improve nurses' disaster response skills, emphasizing the importance of such collaborations for community preparedness.

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Hazard: Natural Disasters

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Nurses; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: California; Disaster Planning; Disasters; Nurses, Public Health; Schools; Universities; Community Networks; Wildfires

Institutions: California State University; University of California San Francisco

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