The District Office on Aging is partnering with the Some Senior Center to host an emergency preparedness event designed to prepare seniors, individuals with disabilities, and those with access and functional needs for emergencies and disasters. DC HSEMA personnel will be on-site to share emergency preparedness tips. This event is not open to the public. Outreach
Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP invites District Government emergency response agencies to discuss various emergency scenarios and how to respond to them. The scenarios range from human-caused emergencies to natural disasters. DC HSEMA, MPD, and DC Fire and EMS will have representatives on hand to offer protective actions, guidance and safety tips. This event is not open to the public. Outreach
The Grand Oaks Assisted Living Senior Apartments wants to ensure that seniors, individuals with disabilities, and those with access and functional needs are well informed and receiving healthy living alternatives that empower them to stay well and live their lives to the fullest! Several District government and private organizations have committed to attend this fair to share resources and information. DC HSEMA will teach attendees how to prepare for all-hazards. Outreach
The DC Office on Aging, The American Kidney Fund, and Howard University College of Dentistry is partnering to provide a full-service Community Health, Wellness and Informational Fair to members of the Hattie Holmes Senior Wellness Center. While attending this fair seniors, individuals with disabilities, and those with access and functional needs, and others, will have an opportunity to recieve free blood pressure, glucose, and kidney screening. DC HSEMA will provide emergency preparedness tips and materials. This event is not open to the public. Outreach
Ward 8 is hosting a Valentines Day Party for Seniors, individuals with disabilities and those with access and functional needs! Several District government agencies and private organizations will be on-site sharing beneficial information and resources. DC HSEMA will demonstrate how to prepare for all-hazards. Outreach
The DC Office on Aging, The American Kidney Fund, and Howard University College of Dentistry is partnering to provide a full-service Community Health, Wellness and Informational Fair to members of the Model Cities Senior Wellness Center. While attending this fair, seniors, individuals with disabilities, and those with access and functional needs will have an opportunity to recieve free blood pressure, glucose, and kidney screening. DC HSEMA will provide emergency preparedness tips and materials. This event is not open to the public. Outreach
The DC Office on Aging, The American Kidney Fund, and Howard University College of Dentistry is partnering to provide a full-service Community Health, Wellness and Informational Fair to members of the Model Cities Senior Wellness Center. While attending this fair, seniors, individuals with disabilities, and those with access and functional needs will have an opportunity to recieve free blood pressure, glucose, and kidney screening. DC HSEMA will provide emergency preparedness tips and materials. This event is not open to the public. Outreach
The Metropolitan Police Department and DC HSEMA are happy to attend this year's Chinatown Community Cultural Center Lunar New Year Celebration Community Fair! HSEMA will be on-site sharing preparedness tips with the community. Outreach
The South West Emergency Preparedness Task Force, in collaboration with the Koshland Science Museum, is hosting a free ""Extreme Event"" disaster preparedness exercise for those who live in SW, DC! Extreme Event is an in-person role-playing game that gives participants a taste of what it takes to build community resilience in the face of disaster. Players work together to make decisions and solve problems during an engaging, fast-paced disaster simulation. The scenario for this exercise will be a flood scenario. DC HSEMA is invited to provide emergency preparedness training.
The DC Office on Aging, in partnership with DC HSEMA and the Samuel J. Simmons National Caucus & Center on Black Aging, Inc. (NCBA) Estates, is hosting a community health and wellness fair for residents where HSEMA will provide all-hazards emergency preparedness information.
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