Challenges for States Managing the COVID-19 Vaccination Process
As the first vaccines start rolling out, each state will be required to manage the vaccine distribution process to ensure targeted populations, health care workers, nursing home patients, etc. are abl...
10 Des 202012min
How Local United Ways Disaster Services Program is Supporting Communities After Hurricanes, Wildfires, Pandemics, and Other Events
The United Way has a dedicated Disaster Services division to support local chapters and the communities they serve in preparing and recovering from disasters. This support includes preparing the chapt...
8 Des 202020min
A look back at the 2020 Hurricane Season – An Interview with Hurricane Researcher and Forecaster Dr. Phil Klotzbach
The 2020 hurricane season ends November 30th. This hurricane season resulted in historic impacts across the U.S. including a record five landfalling storms hitting Louisiana. The effects from this sea...
30 Nov 202023min
How Local United Way Chapters Are Supporting Disasters including COVID-19
The United Way has over 1,100 chapters around the United States supporting needs in local communities. The United Way of the Mohawk Valley serves Oneida and Herkimer Counties in the Utica area of Upst...
11 Nov 202025min
How the United Way is Responding to COVID-19 and Other Disasters in 2020
The United Way has over 1,100 chapters around the United States supporting needs in local communities. The largest privately funded non-profit supports many needs, especially after a disaster. During ...
5 Nov 202017min
Mitigating for Wildfires: A California Community's Response to Wildfires
Sonoma County California has been impacted by numerous weather-related disasters in the last few years — from a historic drought to devastating wildfires in three of the last four years. In between th...
3 Nov 202030min
Mitigating for Wildfires with NFPA's Firewise USA initiative
The national Firewise USA® recognition program provides a collaborative framework to help neighbors in a geographic area get organized, find direction, and take action to increase the ignition resista...
29 Okt 202021min
FEMA's Youth Preparedness Programs
Youth Preparedness is a key focus for FEMA in creating a Culture of Preparedness in the U.S. In this episode of Disaster Recovery Roundtable we're joined by FEMA's Branch Chief for Preparedness Progra...
25 Sep 202016min
