Helping Others Prepare for Emergencies
This page updated June 1, 2023
Updates and Archived Emails with Resources
Archive: Bi-weekly email updates - 2023 H.O.P.E. Challenge
- Week 2 - Week of May 29: Stop the Bleed Resources and Scheduling a Training
- Week 1 - Week of May 15: Kick Off of the 2023 Nebraska Extension H.O.P.E. Challenge
Week 2 - June 2 Email Update: Stop the Bleed Focus
We're off to a great start to the H.O.P.E. Challenge! So far this year we have trained 237 people in disaster and emergency preparedness education and the number is going to keep on going up! We are so close to reaching our first goal of 250 people.
We want to give a special shoutout to Carrie Schneider-Miller and the Douglas-Sarpy County Extension Officefor scheduling a Stop the Bleed course in August. At this training we plan to train 40 people in Stop the Bleed. Way to go, team Douglas-Sarpy!
Do you know how to stop the bleed??? … NO? …Well, what are you waiting for...
Schedule a training today - email josh.yox@nebraska.gov. Invite your office faculty and staff, board members, volunteers like master gardeners, student interns, and adult and youth leaders. Stop the Bleed training is only 1.5 hours in length and there will be plenty of "hands-on" practice. Learn more about Stop the Bleed and who is qualified to be an instructor.
June 15 H.O.P.E. Challenge Office Hours. If you have questions or would like to ask Josh about Citizen Corps, stop in and join us anytime between 1-2 pm CDT / 12-1 pm MDT. (invite sent by email)
Week 1 - May 17 Email Update: H.O.P.E. Challenge Kickoff
This week kicks off the 2023 H.O.P.E. Challenge
Goal #1: 250+ people trained! We want to train as many people as possible in:
- Stop the Bleed
- First Aid/CPR/AED
- Disaster Psychological First Aid
Here are a few details about the challenge:
- Challenge period: January 1 - October 31, 2023.
- Schedule a Training. See H.O.P.E. Challenge Resources.
- Submit trainings you have completed between January - October 31 - as often as you want: https://go.unl.edu/hope-submissions
For each training you complete and submit using the online form, your name will be entered into a H.O.P.E. Challenge drawing for participation giveaways.
The H.O.P.E. Challenge...
- Introduces Nebraska Citizen Corps and the Medical Reserve Corps and Community Emergency Response Team volunteers.
- Promotes training and professional development focused on emergency first aid, disaster preparedness, and disaster behavioral health.
- Increases knowledge, awareness, skills, and action.
- Strengthens confidence and supports resilience at work, home, and in your community.
- Primary focus: Stop the Bleed, CPR/AED/Basic First Aid, Disaster Psychological First Aid
The H.O.P.E. Challenge "Scoreboards" will tally how many people have completed trainings and the number of trainings completed between January 1 - October 31, 2023. (Image right: individuals trained).
Challenge Themes:
- May & June: Stop the Bleed, CPR/AED/First Aid
- July: Disaster Psychological First Aid, Stress, Wellness
- August: Active Threat, Biosecurity
- September: Citizen Corps, National Preparedness Month
- October: Cybersecurity, Volunteerism
 |  |  |