712: Preparing for Tornadoes, Helping People with Disabilities During Emergencies

Dr. Kristina Kintziger, Associate Professor and the Associate Director of the Water, Climate, and Health program at the University of Nebraska, explains the long-term community impacts of a tornado; Nassira Nicola, Deputy Director for Access and Inclusion in the Office of Health Equity and Community Engagement at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, tells us the three goals of an upcoming ASTHO webinar focused on disability equity during an emergency response; a new ASTHO report examines how adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities use Medicaid services; and Drake Taitano, Program Coordinator at the Division of Environmental Health at the Department of Public Health and Social Services on Guam, says new approaches to data will give people in Guam more real-time information about public health concerns. ASTHO Webpage: Climate and Health ASTHO Webinar: Disability Equity in Emergency Preparedness – Lessons from COVID-19 Vaccination in Massachusetts ASTHO Report: Examining Health Service Utilization in Medicaid Participants with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities – Findings from Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming ASTHO Webpage: Vector-Borne Disease ASTHO Webpage: Vector-Borne Disease Surveillance with QGIS ASTHO Webpage: Climate for Health Ambassadors Training