Community Response to Disasters

The Community Response Niche Group includes opportunities for involvement in community training programs and community response organizations domestic and international.  The group will allow members to share experiences and opportunities for community involvement.

Community Training Programs:

• ACEP Until Help Arrives
• Stop the Bleed
• American Red Cross of Central New Jersey Community Disaster Education

Governmental Response Organizations:

• Community Emergency Response Team
• American Red Cross
• Disaster Medical Assistance Teams
• CDC Public Health Emergency Response Guide

Non-Governmental Response Organizations:

• Team Rubicon
• International Medical Corps

Community Response experience:

• Team Rubicon Responds to COVID-19 Crisis in the Navajo Nation
• Unsung Hero: He saved older brother who sliced himself while cutting watermelon

Research Articles:

• “Disaster Mental Health and Community‐Based Psychological First Aid: Concepts and Education/Training” G A Jacobs, et al
• “How to Stop the Bleed: First Care Provider Model for Developing Public Trauma Response Beyond Basic Hemorrhage Control” J P Bopko, et al

Stanley E. Chartoff, MD, MPH, FACEP
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Connecticut School of Medicine