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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dear NHERI Council Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I am so pleased to share that we have another CONVERGE Training Module available! Please see below for additional details and sign up information for an upcoming webinar. Thank you so much, as
always, for all of your support. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Lori<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">CONVERGE Public Health Implications of Hazards and Disaster Research Training Module and Demonstration Webinar</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) CONVERGE facility, headquartered at the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder, is so pleased to announce
the release of the</span><a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/community/news/2022/april/new-converge-training-module-public-health-implications/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC"> Public Health Implications of Hazards and Disaster Research Training
Module</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">. This module offers original content and a number of case studies to illustrate the relationship between public health and hazards and disaster research. It also emphasizes how this research can
help improve the health of disaster-affected people and communities. You can register and access the free module here:</span><a href="http://converge-training.colorado.edu/courses/cultural-competence/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">
</span></a><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/training-modules"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">https://converge.colorado.edu/training-modules</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">To learn more, please join us
<b>Friday, April 29th, from 1:30-2:00 p.m. MT </b>for a live webinar where our team will provide a demonstration of the training module. To register for the upcoming webinar, please visit:
</span><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/webinars/converge-public-health-implications-of-hazards-and-disaster-research-training-module-a-demonstration-webinar/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">https://converge.colorado.edu/webinars/converge-public-health-implications-of-hazards-and-disaster-research-training-module-a-demonstration-webinar/</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">This new module is part of a larger series designed to accelerate the education of a diverse hazards and disaster workforce. The module, like the others in the series, concludes with a 10-question
quiz. Upon successful completion of the quiz, users receive a certificate, which is worth
</span><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/resources/training-modules/continuing-education-credits"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">one contact hour of general management training</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> through
the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) certification program. These modules can be useful for classroom assignments as well as other activities. Please see the
</span><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/resources/training-modules/annotated-bibliographies"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">CONVERGE Annotated Bibliographies</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> for further reading and the
</span><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/resources/training-modules/assignment-bank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">Assignment Bank</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> for sample assignments. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">You can sign up for additional free resources and updates at the CONVERGE website at:
</span><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/signup"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">https://converge.colorado.edu/signup</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">. Thank you! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Acknowledgements: </span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The CONVERGE Training Modules are based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation Natural Hazards Engineering Research
Infrastructure (NSF Award #1841338) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF or CDC.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lori Peek, Ph.D. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Professor, <span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/sociology/"><span style="color:#0070C0">Department of Sociology</span></a></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Director, <span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://hazards.colorado.edu/"><span style="color:#0070C0">Natural Hazards Center</span></a></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Principal Investigator, <span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/"><span style="color:#0070C0">CONVERGE</span></a></span>, Social Science Extreme Events Research (<span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/research-networks/sseer/"><span style="color:#0070C0">SSEER</span></a></span>)
Network, and Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Extreme Events Research (<span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/research-networks/iseeer/"><span style="color:#0070C0">ISEEER</span></a></span>) Network
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://hazards.colorado.edu/biography/lori-peek"><span style="color:#0070C0">https://hazards.colorado.edu/biography/lori-peek</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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