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Teaching Mitigation in Higher Education. George Haddow Board Member, NHMA. What is NHMA?. An association designed to bring together the various individuals, organizations and disciplines working in the field of hazard mitigation. NHMA Goals. To create To establish To serve To function.
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Teaching Mitigation in Higher Education George Haddow Board Member, NHMA
What is NHMA? • An association designed to bring together the various individuals, organizations and disciplines working in the field of hazard mitigation.
NHMA Goals • To create • To establish • To serve • To function • To achieve • To develop • To help
What does NHMA offer? • Access to a knowledge base • Facilitation of dialogue • Opportunity to network • Resources for continuity of government, business and community • Public information & outreach • Education to local officials
Education & NHMA • Opportunity to help educators train the future emergency and disaster managers about hazard mitigation • Partnerships • IAEM • ASFPM • National Institute of Building Sciences • Sustainable Urban Forest Coalition
Contact Info: Natural Hazard Mitigation Association 616 Solomon Drive Covington, Louisiana 70433 504-914-6648 www.nhma.info