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Disaster Preparedness and Response Caucus

The Disaster Preparedness and Response Caucus (DPRC) of the American College of Nurse-Midwives

This caucus was approved by the ACNM Board of Directors in September 2011. Our purpose is to promote the health and well-being of women and infants during both domestic and international humanitarian crises through advocacy, policy building, and direct response. Any ACNM member or student member is welcome to be a member of this caucus— no previous disaster experience required.

The current initial activities include participation in workgroups to define our scope:

Building partnerships and liaisons with organizations that have similar interests
Developing an application and preparation process for midwives who want to volunteer in disaster settings
Creating a system of communications that can be both informative about and responsive to the needs of the DPRC members, the ACNM community, and the public at large.

Officers: Karen E. Hays, CNM & Robbie Prepas, CNM are the Co-Chairs of this caucus (terms of service June 2012 – May 2015). Karen E. Hays (kehays@uw.edu), Robbie Prepas (rprepas@yahoo.com), and Betty Goldblatt, Program Coordinator for ACNM Department of Global Outreach (egoldblatt@acnm.org) can be contacted for further information.

Meetings: Our first exploratory meeting was held in San Antonio, TX, on May 24, 2011. We meet annually at the ACNM Annual Meeting.

Our next meeting will be held during the 2013 Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN.

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013
Time: 7:00AM-8:30AM
Location: Nashville Renaissance, Rock n Roll, Level 4

Members: If you are interested in this caucus, please contact Karen Hays, CNM.

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING ON SITE DURING DOMESTIC OR INTERNATIONAL DISASTERS AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS?

If so, download the following documents to learn more and to register to participate:

The ACNM DPRC Deployment Preparation Information Sheet is intended to assist you to be as prepared as possible before setting out on your volunteer activities.
The ACNM DPRC Deployment Application Form covers personal, educational, and professional information as well as preparation, code of conduct, and a consent & release waiver. After reviewing the Preparation Information document and filling in, printing, and signing the Deployment Application Form, please scan and email the pages to Karen Hays at kehays@uw.edu.

Other Disaster Response Resources: