Teachable Moments: Rebuilding from the Hurricanes and Preparing for the Future

Janet Kurzynske, Wendy Stivers, and Kerri Ashurst, University of Kentucky
Becky White, LSU AgCenter
Manola Erby, Alcorn State University
Susan Holder, Mississippi State University
Charles A. Smith, Kansas State University
Barbara Brown, Clemson University
Joe Wysocki, USDA/CSREES, EDEN Representative
Carolyn Wilken, University of Florida
June P. Mead, Cornell University
Bill Evans, University of Nevada, Reno
Lesia Oesterreich, Iowa State University
Maureen Toomey, University of Idaho
Bob Rubinyi, University of Minnesota

Extension employees with firsthand experience in responding to the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes examined important issues about Extension’s role in helping devastated communities rebuild. CYFAR representatives described how they are helping families cope with the hurricane’s aftermath. CYFERnet and EDEN members discussed ways to use technology during crises and facilitate a dialogue about ways to enhance Extension’s responsiveness.

• Rebuilding Lives after Katrina and Rita
• Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN)
• USDA Community Readiness Network
• Dear Neighbors Program
• Hurricane Katrina's Victims - Picture Presentation
• Louisiana Disaster Recovery and Assistance
• Louisiana's Experiences
• What Extension has in Place:
  • What CYFERnet has in Place
• Policy Issues:
  • The Citizen's Role in Disaster Preparedness
  • Building Disaster / Homeland Security Through Intergenerational Dialogue
  • Building Community Preparedness for Emergencies With Deliberative Dialogue and Intergenerational Deliberation
• Lessons Learned from the Preconference - Issues and Solutions for Extension

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Developed for the Annual CYFAR Conference, Pre-Conference Workshop, May 2006 Atlanta GA

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