Background: Over the past several years, extreme weather and disaster events have affected the Heartland region (Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa). As Nebraska Extension professionals, many of you have had critical roles in all phases of disasters and emergency management from preparedness to response and recovery. This includes the work you and your offices/units have done to create Emergency Action Plans, develop disaster/emergency kits and provide opportunities to complete lifesaving skills training like Stop the Bleed and CPR/AED/First Aid. We also have colleagues who have provided training supporting safety and mental well-being including Every Person’s Safety and Interaction’s Matter, Ambiguous Loss, Mending the Stress Fence, Q-P-R and more.
The survey: Please complete this short survey by December 15, 2023. The estimated completion time is less than 5 minutes. This link is unique to Nebraska Extension so responses can be tracked by state and compared regionally across the Heartland EDEN network.
Go to https://go.unl.edu/nebext-2023edensurvey or use the QR Code shared in this article.
How your responses will be used: This survey was developed by the *Heartland Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) team to gauge current training and interest in emergency preparedness and response. This information will be used to guide professional development and explore/develop resources to support efforts to increase the resilience of our communities with an emphasis on reaching underserved and underrepresented people.
If you have any questions, please contact Soni Cochran at scochran2@unl.edu. Thank you!
*The Heartland EDEN FY23-25 project is sponsored in part, through the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grant.