Social Vulnerability and Resilience Collection

This CONVERGE Training Module examines how social systems influence the vulnerability and capacities of older adults in disasters. It also highlights ways to engage this population in research, community-engaged planning, and emergency management practice.

Objectives

By the end of this module, you should be able to:

Lesson 1: Vulnerabilities and Disproportionate Disaster Impacts Among Older Adults

1. Explain why focusing on older adults as a population group is important.
2. Recognize the factors that influence the exposure of older adults to disasters.
3. Identify the disproportionate impacts of disasters on older adults’ health and well-being.
4. Recognize social determinants that may exacerbate the vulnerability of older adults.  

Lesson 2: Older Adults as Community Assets

1. Recognize older adults’ capacities across the emergency management cycle.
2. Describe barriers that may prevent older adults from contributing to disaster resilience.

Lesson 3: Promoting Older Adults’ Engagement and Leadership

1. Identify opportunities to promote older adults’ engagement and leadership in emergency management.
2. Identify ways to ethically engage older adults in hazards and disaster research.

Quiz

At the close of the module, you will have the opportunity to take a 10-question quiz. If you get 8 out of 10 questions correct, you will receive a certificate of completion for the CONVERGE Older Adults and Disasters Training Module.