AAOHN, Red Cross join to ensure help during disasters
AAOHN, Red Cross join to ensure help during disasters
Training, recruitment, expertise to be shared
The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN) and the American Red Cross have agreed to collaborate on sharing expertise and recruiting nurses nationwide to help the Red Cross provide relief operations during disasters.
"This new collaborative relationship will allow our organizations to share expertise and recruit nurses for deployment to Red Cross disaster relief operations during times of disaster," according to AAOHN president Susan A. Randolph, MSN, RN, COHN-S, FAAOHN. "The Red Cross will also be a great resource for AAOHN by sharing disaster and emergency preparedness guidance for the association's disaster planning programs and activities."
As part of its memorandum of understanding with the Red Cross, AAOHN has agreed to:
- "Recruit and provide occupational and environmental health nurses and expertise for the strategic planning that the Red Cross Health Services Advisory Panel performs on a regular basis,
- "Provide resources and expertise for telephonic emergency protocols,
- "Encourage speakers at the local and national level, and
- "Recruit occupational and environmental health nurses for the Red Cross through the association's chapters nationwide.
In turn, the American Red Cross has agreed to:
- "Provide disaster-nursing expertise for AAOHN's emergency preparedness/disaster planning programs and activities,
- "Promote training and retention of nurses at the local level and through the Disaster Services Human Resources system (AAOHN members must successfully complete the training and all Red Cross volunteer requirements),
- "Encourage speakers at the local and national level, and
- "Promote manuscript submission to the AAOHN Journal with the intent of enhancing the relationship through co-authored articles.
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