Hurricane Harvey CASPER Volunteer Opportunity
Opportunity Type: Public Health Opportunities, Service OpportunitiesLocation: Aldine, TX
Salary: N/A
Opening Date: September 25, 2017
Closing Date: September 29, 2017
Website: https://publichealth.harriscountytx.gov/
Contact Email: sharvey@hcphes.org
Living in Texas? Don’t Miss this Service Opportunity to Help Victims of Hurricane Harvey and Gain Valuable Field Experience!
On Friday, September 29, 2017 and Saturday, September 30, 2017, Harris County Public Health (HCPH) will conduct a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) in selected neighborhoods of Aldine, TX.
This effort will involve teams of HCPH employees and volunteers conducting surveys to assess how prepared Harris County residents were during Hurricane Harvey, and to identify the remaining needs in impacted areas. Twenty volunteer teams will visit randomly selected neighborhoods to conduct surveys to gather this information. However, we will not ask the name of any one that is surveyed.
Videos of our previous CASPER events are below:
- CASPER March 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDgna5xyG4c
- CASPER January 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izb4ZLvfMog
- CASPER After the Flood May 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1PcusIFuC0
**NOTE** Law enforcement is aware that the CASPER will take place in the Aldine area and will be on standby. BILINGUAL VOLUNTEERS (English and Spanish) are strongly encouraged to participate.
ELIGIBILITY
Those wishing to volunteer at the CASPER must:
- All individual volunteers must be aged 18 or older
- Register for the event and complete online training
- Be able to stand and walk for up to 8 hours
- Have your own method of transportation to the CASPER location
- Be able to commit to participating in the entire event on Friday or Saturday (preferably both to reduce the need for re-training)
- Event hours for Friday, September 29, 2017 are 1:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Event hours for Saturday, September 30, 2017 are 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
TRAINING
A link to the CASPER training is below. PLEASE REVIEW THIS VIDEO BEFORE REPORTING TO THE EVENT ON FRIDAY.
Online Training: Please access the online training here: https://youtu.be/d4VK4VeER0k. If you have questions, please reserve them for Friday morning when the teams meet for a refresher before going out into the field.
REGISTRATION
CASPER registration is a 2-step process if you have not yet participated in a HCPH Harvey Response activity:
First – Please visit JOIN US at http://hcph.vsyslive.com/ and complete the EVENT Volunteer Application. Please select Harvey Response – CASPER under Volunteer Preferences.
Second – Sign up for the days you want to volunteer by clicking here: http://signup.com/go/BYdhyMg
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please contact anyone below for more information about the event:
Ashley Minkeu, aminkeu@hcphes.org
Samantha Harvey, sharvey@hcphes.org
Allison Hare, ahare@hcphes.org
You may also see the brochure: CASPER Volunteer Recruitment Flyer 2017