Building Stronger Communities Through Improved Disaster Resilience

In this episode of the Mission is Possible podcast, produced in partnership between Guidehouse and American University, host Sasha O'Connell sat down with community-based Public Health and Emergency Management trailblazer, Dr. Goulda Downer to discuss building resilience in underserved communities, strategies to shape engaged and prepared communities, best practices in achieving diverse leadership in emergency management, and how to give every community member a voice in the effort to prepare for weather and climate disasters.

Dr. Downer is a nationally recognized leader in strengthening the nation’s HIV clinical workforce within racial and ethnic minority communities. Following her successes in Public Health, Dr. Downer has now set her sights on addressing disaster inequities through community engagement.

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