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...

Building Resilience from Lived Experience – LaShay Canady

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

In this video, a public health professional shares details of her emergency preparedness plan to assure the safety of two family members who require full care. With the “red suitcase” packed and ready, she explains her strategy to support her family’s evacuation in...

Building Resilience from Lived Experience – Micklina Kenyi

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

In this video, an immigrant from South Sudan shares the story of her family’s evacuation from a wildfire that wiped out entire neighborhoods in her suburb west of Denver. She shares her sense of panic as her historical trauma was triggered as she struggled to...