1. © Lemyre et al., 2010 Paul Boutette, MA, B. Ed., MBA & Louise Lemyre, Ph.D. Faculty of Social Sciences, McLaughlin Research Chair on Psychosocial Risk, Institute for Population Health GAP-Santé University of Ottawa 13th Annual All-Hazards Emergency Management Higher Education Conference Mapping Community Assets Pre-event: A Psychosocial Risk Manager Capability Tool for Pre-Disaster Planning June 2010

2. The PRiMer Project 3 Planning Principles Anticipate Communicate Coordinate 5 Psychosocial Considerations Perceptions Matter Routines Predict Behaviour People Act in Purposeful and Adaptive Ways People Are Differentially Affected People Want to Connect and Help 3 Tools Web-based Self Study Guide One-Day Workshop Decision Support Tool © Lemyre et al., 2010

3. Social Media & Emergency Management For warning systems For surveillance For real-time communication For conveying risk messages to the public For tracking emergencies using GIS Social media offers a powerful new array of tools for use in emergency management

4. © Lemyre et al., 2010 Proven Power & Untapped Potential GIS Technology in Haiti Ushahidi Survivors texted their needs (rescue, food, water, shelter, etc.) These messages and locations were posted using crowd sourcing and Open Street Map (wiki) technology Google maps Responders used Google maps to report on the demographics of displaced persons camps, facilitating the distribution of food and shelter materials

5. Building Capability The PRiMer Decision Support Tool Tapping into social media’s potential, Pre-Event  Psychosocial Checklist  Gapville Interactive  Capability Tool: Community Mapping © Lemyre et al., 2010

6. Psychosocial Checklist Assessing Needs: ‘Map’ psychosocial issues Focuses users on gaps in their planning May be completed online or on paper © Lemyre et al., 2010

7. Gapville Interactive Educate & inform: Used to explore psychosocial needs of at-risk populations in a community context across event timeline Provides links to resources © Lemyre et al., 2010

8. Gapville Interactive © Lemyre et al., 2010

9. Capability Tool Community mapping pre-event: Community mapping using Google Maps; shared or private Asset categories: people, service, space and equipment Allows people to make connections and determine needs, pre-event © Lemyre et al., 2010

10. Considerations Opportunities to... Foster public engagement Organize connections and build networks of social support Identify and utilize at-risk populations, pre/post event Increase pre-event situational awareness Prepare pre-disaster MOU’s Identify and target education and training needs Challenges related to... Privacy /legal rights Data accuracy/trust Data integration/info overload Timeliness of information Uptake of new technologies © Lemyre et al., 2010

11. Community Mapping The power of pre-event asset mapping... from reactive to proactive; from individual vulnerability to community resiliency. © Lemyre et al., 2010

12. Paul Boutette, MA, B. Ed., MBA & Louise Lemyre, Ph.D. Faculty of Social Sciences, McLaughlin Research Chair on Psychosocial Risk, Institute for Population Health GAP-Santé University of Ottawa www.gapsante.uottawa.ca www.gapsante.ca www.gapsante.ca/selfstudyguide www.gapsante.ca/dst www.youtube.com/gapsante