Building Resilience from Lived Experience – Brazos County (Texas) Health District

by Eden Desta | Aug 1, 2024 | Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Emergency Preparedness

In this series of video clips from a semi-structured interview, a local health agency staff member with a nursing background describes how their community’s experience with the COVID-19 pandemic and spikes in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases prompted the...

Building Resilience from Lived Experience – South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control

by kvachon | Dec 5, 2023 | Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, CYSHCN, Emergency Preparedness

A Nursing Triage Line Connects Residents to Care During Emergencies By South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (Anna Bleasdale) In South Carolina, one of the most frequent challenges we face as a state is preparing for natural disasters,...

Building Resilience from Lived Experience

by Chery Manon Espinal | Nov 28, 2022 | Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, CYSHCN, Emergency Preparedness

AMCHP’s Collection of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Stories Public health emergencies have and will continue to reveal the critical importance of planning for and responding to the needs of women, children, and families, including those with...

Building Resilience from Lived Experience – Cassandra Sines

by Chery Manon Espinal | Nov 28, 2022 | Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, CYSHCN, Emergency Preparedness

A Family with Multiple Complex Medical Needs Survives a Pandemic By Cassandra Sines LISTEN TO THIS STORY In March of 2020, when the first news of the virus started surfacing, we really didn’t know what to expect. My husband and I just watched and waited for direction...

Building Resilience from Lived Experience – Louisiana Department of Health

by Chery Manon Espinal | Nov 28, 2022 | Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, CYSHCN, Emergency Preparedness, Uncategorized

Newborn Screening Follow-Up in a Public Health Emergency –Hurricane Ida By Louisiana Department of Health (Cheryl Harris, Jantz Malbrue, Ngoc Huynh) Listen to this story This is a testimonial of when staff from Louisiana’s Department of Health, Office of Public Health...

Building Resilience from Lived Experience – Nicole LeBlanc

by Chery Manon Espinal | Nov 28, 2022 | Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, CYSHCN, Emergency Preparedness

In this series of video clips from a structured interview, an autistic woman describes the personal impact of both practical and mental health challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. She provides specific recommendations to decision-makers at all levels of...