Natural disasters are often unexpected and can cause considerable damage to properties. Recent wildfires have highlighted the importance of disaster preparedness both personally and professionally.

ALBANY, N.Y. (March 6, 2025) – Jeesoo Jung, a PhD student in the School of Social Welfare at UAlbany’s College of Integrated Health Sciences, recently published an article in the British Journal of ...

At the NLN Education Summit, Assistant Professor of Nursing Stacey Thomas shared the course's instructional framework and innovative teaching strategies with nursing educators from across the country.

Mediaplanet today launches its Disaster Preparedness campaign, published within USA TODAY and online through its Impacting Our Future digital content hub. The campaign brings together leading ...

September is National Preparedness Month, a federal initiative to raise awareness and equip individuals, businesses and communities with the tools they need to prepare for disasters. The Federal ...

Nearly 1,000 public safety and community leaders from across Virginia gathered Wednesday for the state’s first Unified Readiness Summit, focusing on ways agencies can better coordinate when a crisis ...

Florida officials shared updates on preparedness measures for Hurricane Isaias from the State Emergency Operations Center.

John Daigle, professor of forest recreation management at the University of Maine, co-authored the first paper in a series designed to help communities nationwide prepare for future natural disasters ...

We don’t know where or when the next emergency will strike. But one thing is certain: we must be prepared. Emergency preparedness is vital for UNHCR to be able to respond quickly and reliably to ...

Simultaneous interpretation from Spanish into English, French, and Portuguese. The Region of the Americas is second only to Asia in terms of disaster impact. Nearly 21% of all disasters worldwide ...

Christopher D. Hebert is the new director of OHSEP, replacing Chad Sonnier, who is now the Louisiana State Fire Marshal.

Participants are preparing for a wide range of potential crises, including extreme weather and natural disasters, cyberattacks and acts of mass violence.