Pandora’s Box Welcomes Disaster (Speakers!)

What steps should be taken in the face of a hurricane or other natural disaster?

What precautions will and won’t prevent infection during the H1N1 (swine) flu pandemic? Get the answers to these and other related questions on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 15 and 16 when Pandora’s Box Continuing Education class presents two separate programs on disaster readiness.

Tuesday, September 15th

Podcast:

 

Speaker’s presentation slides:

John Holleman of the Homeland Preparedness Project discusses hurricane and disaster readiness, community emergency response teams (CERT), and the medical reserve corps. Introduction by Phil Godshalk, Continuing Education.

More information on preparedness:

Wednesday, September 16th

Podcast:

 

Raylene Cotter, an infectious disease representative from Memorial Herman Hospitals, will update students and the public on H1N1 flu, the H1N1 vaccine, and what can be done locally in the face of the pandemic. Introduction by Branson Brade, Mathematics professor.

More information:

HCC students, faculty, staff, and the public are welcome to attend these free continuing education classes. The classes begin at 12:30 p.m. in the Katy Cyber Lounge at 1550 Foxlake Drive, 77084. For more information on the class, please call 713-718-5750, contact michael.ronan@hccs.edu.

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