EngagingNeighborhoodResidentsfor
EmergencyPreparedness
MichaelRayResilientCommunityTaskForce
New Partners for Smart Growth ConferenceSaturday, February 4, 2017
Tucson,AZSonoranDesert• 1millioninmetropolitanTucsonandsurroundingtowns.
• Temperaturesgoingup:– 2013waswarmestJuneonrecord,– 2014was3rd;– 2015was4th warmest,and– 2016hadthethirdhighesttemperatureof115˚
PathwaystoResilienceProblemAwarenessAcknowledgingClimateChange
ClimateSmartSouthwestConference
CommunityApproachMutualReliance–
AdaptabilityNotLimitedbyPersonalResources
IndividualApproachSelfReliance–
AdaptabilityDependent onPersonalResources
TheExtremeWeatherChallenge
PartOne:TheHeatEmergencyScenario
WorkshopGuide
WorkshopPurpose
“tofacilitatepreparednessforextremeheatandotherweatherrelatedemergenciesattheneighborhoodlevelinSouthernArizona”
Part One: Assessing Your Readiness
TheHeatEmergencyScenario
TheHeatEmergencyScenario• Record breaking temperatures• Electricity out in the region• Nighttime temperatures are over 90
degrees and temperatures inside homes exceed 85.
• Hospitals and pharmacies are closed
• Water no longer works• Cell phones and gas pumps are
closed
ASouthernArizonaClimateDisasterScenario
InNovemberof2013,theArizonaStateDisasterpreparednessagenciesandStateandlocalhealthdepartmentshostedamockdisasterscenariotoaddressaregionalclimateeventinwhich theentiregridwentdownfor72hours duringanextremeheatwave.
Whatisthealternativeto“ShelterinPlace?”
PREVENTION!
1StagesofHeat- RelatedIllness
2
3 4
•Thirst •MuscleCramps
•Cool,moist,paleskin
•Headache
•Dizzinessandweaknessorexhaustion
•Nausea•Theskinmayormaynotfeelhot
•Vomiting,confusion,throbbingheadache
•Rapid,weakpulse•Rapid,shallowbreathing•Highbodytemperature•Decreasealertnesslevels
HeatStrokeHeatExhaustion
ForHeatStroke
BREAK
Part Two: Moving From Vulnerable
to Resilient
Defining“Vulnerable”toExtremeHeat
• livingalone• notleavinghomedaily• lackingaccesstotransportation• beingsickorbedridden• eldersandtheveryyoung• substanceabuse• nothavingsocialcontactsnearby• nothavinganairconditioner
Pg.9inWorkshop Guide
At-A-Distance
Neighborhood
Home
IdentifyingWhoisVulnerable
HeatWave- ASocialAutopsyofdisasterinChicago,2002,TheUniversityofChicagoPress
BYDR.ERICKLINENBERG,PROFESSOROFSOCIOLOGYFROMNYU
Lackofneighborhoodsocialcohesiveness
NorthLawndale• Bombedoutappearance• Emptylots• Littlestreetlife• Fewshopsormarkets• Agreatdealofviolentcrime
LowCohesion19deaths
(40per100thousand)
• Busystreets• Fewemptylots• Plentyofpeopleonthe
streets• Lotsofcommercialactivity• Localchurchesprovide
activity
HighCohesion3deaths
(4per100thousand)
Duringthe1995disaster,739Chicagoansabovethenorm diedduringtheweekofJuly14– 20
SouthLawndale
WhatareWeAdvocating?
PreparednessthroughCommunityCohesion
ActivityTwo:TheCommunityCohesionScale
Willweworktogetherinanemergency?
ActivityTwo:CommunityCohesion
1. Whyhaveyougivenyourneighborhoodareatherankthatyouhave?
2. Whataresomeideasforincreasingyourarea’scohesiveness?
Pleasebepreparedtoreportouttothelargergroup.
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Part Three: Preparing for Heat-Related Emergencies
ActivityThree:HomeWorksheet
Usethehomeworksheettohelpyoufindouthowpreparedyourhouseholdisforadverseclimateevents.
•Thefirstpartoftheworksheetdescribesthepeopleinyourhomeandtheresourcesyouhave
•Thesecondparthelpsyouknowwhichpeopleinyourhousewillhaveahealthriskandneedhelp
SharingSuppliesandResourcesWithYourNeighbors
•PlanningWaterandFoodSecurity
•IdentifyingCoolPlacesinYourNeighborhood
•Keepingcoolandhydrated
•Communicatingwithneighborsandemergencyservices
ActivityFour:MakingHelpAvailable
Individual Community•SkillsandExpertise
•Whatcanyouandyourneighborsoffer?
•ResourcesandSupplies•Whatdoyouneedandwhatcanyoushare?
•VulnerablePeople•Whoneedshelpandwhoareyoucommittingtohelp?
•Coordination•Howwillyourneighborhoodcoordinateassistanceandwhataboutnon-participants?
Imagineactivitiesyourneighborhoodcanengageintohelpvulnerableneighbors.
•Whataresomeshort-term(6weeks)projectsyourneighborhoodwillcommittocreateresiliencetowithstandheatandotherformsofneighborhoodstress?
Pleasebepreparedtoreportouttothelargergroup.
ActivityFive:6-WeekCommunityChallenge
ProjectPlanning• Whatarethestepstocompletingyourproject?
• Whowillvolunteertoworkoneachstep?• Howlongwilltheyhavetocompleteit?
CDCGrant:PreparednessFindings
• Vulnerablecommunitiesareachallengetoengage:AmericanIndian,homebound,disabledandundocumentedlowincome,somewhospeakSpanishbutnotEnglish.
• Lowlevelsofcohesionnegatecollaboration:legalstatus,socialisolation,disillusionmentordistrustofpublicagenciesoroutsiders.
• Followupvisitsareimportantandmayyieldinformationaboutefforttocohereonaction
TakeAway
• Neighborhoodleadersinsemi-cohesiveneighborhoodsareanunderutilizedresourceforbridgingthegapbetweenthosewithresourcesandthosewhoneedhelpinanemergency.
• Workshopdesignthatengagespeopleinconversationaboutactioncanbeginbuildingtheconnectionsforresilienceinanemergency
Contacts/LinksLearnmoreabouttheArizonaChapterofthe
PhysiciansforSocialReasonabilityat:www.psr.org/azclimate
HeatEmergencyChallengeWebsite:http://www.buildingresilientneighborhoods.org/
MichaelRay:[email protected]