“For Time of Emergency,” a handbook on disaster mitigation, became available at the Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institute from January 17 2007. An additional 400 copies of this practical guide will be made available in February. Local Community Associations have been increasingly asking for the handbook so they can use it for their activities. Please contact us if you would like a copy.
November 2, 2006
A lecture of disaster preparedness (preparing an emergency kit, inspecting potentially dangerous spots at home, and tasting emergency provisions) was given on November 2nd (Thursday) for residents in Nakafujie, Akashi. The lecture was part of the "disaster mitigation visiting lecture series" and was given in conjunction with a disaster training course organized by the community's "Wakabakai" Residents Association.
October 28, 2006
In response to a request by the Council of Federated Wasaka School Districts in Akashi, a disaster prevention lecture was held on October 18 (Saturday). The lecture covered the preparation of emergency kits, how to fill out disaster mitigation handbooks, inspecting potentially dangerous spots at home, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, and AED (automated external defibrillator).
The lecture was given in this community for the second year in a row, the residents are aware of the disaster preparation.
Photo 1: Instructions being given on how to use an AED
Photo 2: Participants examine the contents of the emergency kit and know why each item is necessary.
March 23, 2006
Disaster Nursing Education Workshop
The purpose of this workshop was “to exchange information on the current state and the feasibility of implementing disaster nursing education and to identify the fundamental skills for disaster nursing that need to be acquired at the completion of basic nursing education so as to promote the study of disaster nursing within basic nursing education.” The workshop was held from 9:00 to 19:00 on March 23 (Thursday) at the University of Hyogo's Research Institute of Nursing Care for People and Community (Akashi Campus). A total of 99 attendees, 54 teachers from 41 nursing colleges throughout Japan and 45 teachers from the university of Hyogo, discussed the validity of core competencies in disaster nursing.. After dividing into groups, the participants examined five abilities and made deletions, additions, and revisions to the major, medium, and minor items under each skill set. As a result, achievement goals for the undergraduate level were revised from "being able to practically demonstrate" certain skills to simply "understanding" them.
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