Staying Ready in a Shifting Emergency Landscape: What Health Centers Need to Know Beyond Compliance

DATE: May 6, 2026
TIME: 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (Pacific)

This webinar offers health centers a timely and practical overview of today’s evolving emergency management landscape. Participants will receive a concise refresher on key compliance requirements—including the CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule, accreditation standards, OSHA expectations, and California-specific mandates—along with links to helpful tools and resources. The session will explore why maintaining compliance is essential for organizational resilience, continuity of care, and financial stability after disasters. A deep dive into current shifts in emergency management will highlight changes in federal and state roles, emerging funding dynamics, the growing importance of legislative advocacy, and the value of private and nonprofit partnerships. Attendees will also examine emerging threats such as AI-driven hazards, civil unrest, and the unique preparedness needs surrounding major events like the World Cup and Olympics. There will also be time for participants to ask questions to apply webinar discussion to their site-specific needs.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Identify key federal, state, and accreditation emergency management requirements applicable to health centers and explain how compliance supports organizational resilience, continuity of care, and post-disaster financial stability.
• Analyze current shifts in the emergency management landscape, including evolving federal and state roles, emerging threats, funding changes, and the growing importance of legislative advocacy and cross-sector partnerships.
• Apply practical strategies for monitoring regulatory updates, strengthening partnerships, and preparing for emerging hazards and large-scale events, ensuring health centers remain adaptive and well-positioned to protect patients, staff, and operations.

PRESENTER

• Ashley Slight, MPH, CEM, Principal, Westward Disaster Consultancy, LLC

FEES

Thanks to generous grant support from Community Partners, we are able to provide this webinar free of charge for Members and all health center organizations. 

• Non-Member, Non-Health Center: $125

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• Substitutions within the same organization are encouraged in place of cancellation

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