The UGA Institute for Disaster Management also offers customized consulting services for organizations seeking assistance with a variety of essential functions. Below are some things we can assist with:
Consulting

  • Climate change and hazard impact assessments
  • Conducting disaster exercises (partial or full turnkey services)
  • Creation of After Action Reviews (AAR’s) and Improvement Plans for critical incidents / disasters
  • Creation of After Action Reviews (AAR’s) and Improvement Plans for disaster exercises
  • Design and support of emergency preparedness systems and programs
  • Disaster exercise design / planning / evaluation support
  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems design and consultation
  • Emergency medicine (pre-hospital and in-hospital) systems design and training consultation
  • Emergency preparedness training consultations
  • Geographic information systems (GIS) mapping and consultation
  • Incident command / crisis-management planning support, evaluation, and support services
  • Mass casualty / mass-violence response preparedness consultation
  • Mitigation and adaptation planning for communities and organizations
  • Organizational emergency preparedness consultation and program evaluation
  • Safety consultation and support for disaster exercises
  • Specifically-targeted consultation related to disaster-planning / response activities or programs
  • Support and services for organizational disaster / emergency / contingency planning activities
  • Public health preparedness consultation

Please feel free to contact us for more questions or to get a custom plan today.

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Flooding & Climate Change

Climate change is driving more inland and coastal flooding across the U.S., sometimes in communities with no history of flooding. How does a heating planet contribute to more flooding, and

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Experiential Learning through Immersive Research in Iceland

One thing that the University of Georgia’s Institute for Disaster Management (IDM) stresses is giving students the opportunity to learn by doing. For two weeks this past May and June,

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Since 1949, May has been observed as Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States. During this month, we amplify the importance of reducing stigma and advocate for policies to