Experiencing an emergency or disaster event in your community is difficult for many reasons. Not only is this where you work, but it may also be where you live and raise your family. You know the people and the impacts on them – maybe you are impacted personally by the event. Continue reading…
Thanks to Gary Stone, Extension Educator, for sharing this information last summer. It is a good time to share this again as programming indoors/outdoors gets into full swing during severe weather season. Continue reading…
Nebraska Extension team has developed a website specifically addressing the unique needs of families and childcare providers during weather emergencies. Resources are available in English and Spanish, ensuring accessibility for diverse communities. Continue reading…
More details at: https://child.unl.edu/disaster
In the wake of recent storms, it is important to review your emergency plans and make sure you have at least one disaster kit and a “go bag”. A disaster supply kit is a collection of basic needs that can sustain your family for 72 hours in the event of an emergency. Continue reading…
FEMA has a website where people and communities impacted by disasters can find information and resources to help navigate recovery. At the top of the website, there is a drop down to select the language translation for the site. Go to https://disasterassistance.gov Continue reading…
Nebraska Extension and UNL’s Office of Emergency Preparedness and Planning encourages county Extension offices and Extension units to have plans in place for disasters and emergencies. Continue reading…
The Loeffel Meat Shoppe on East Campus will be hosting a grand re-opening celebration event on May 3rd from 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., including recipe samples, demonstrations by Nebraska Extension on food safety, knife care, and proper knife usage in the home kitchen from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Continue reading…
Upcoming Webinars:
- May 8 – Wildfire Prevention: Creating Communities that are Fire Adaptive
- May 29 – Active Shooter Guidance
- May 30, Webinar – You are the Help Until Help Arrives Continue reading…
Join the Nebraska Water Center and the Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District on June 17 and 18 as we get up close and personal with water and natural resources in southeast Nebraska. Registration is open until May 17. Continue reading…
Great Plains Leadership Institute (GPLI), formerly Great Plains Public Health Leadership Institute (GPPHLI) is a very comprehensive and empowering one-year leadership course with amazing modules and assessments, including Myers Briggs Type Indicator, Change Style Indicator, Leadership Circle Profile Continue reading…
In the past few months, many locations in Nebraska have experienced wildfires. The Betty’s Way Fire in the North Platte area impacted 71,000-acres. It is important to continue to share messages and resources to help our residents and communities prepare for wildfires. Continue reading…
Following a Presidentially declared disaster, FEMA provides financial support and services to disaster survivors and works with state, tribal, local and community partners to help people recover. On March 22, 2024, FEMA released significant reforms to the Individual Assistance program. Continue reading…
Did you know that in PEARS there is an option to include FEMA courses in your 2024 Professional Development Plan (PD)? The FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI) has a catalog of Independent Study Courses (IS). Continue reading…
Listed are Extension personnel changes that have occurred since the last Keeping Up. If we have missed someone who is new or who has left our system, please contact Kathleen Lodl or Dave Varner. Continue reading…
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