PATHS | 
Development 
Improvement
At this point in the roadmap for integrating social media with emergency management (SMEM), you should have the understanding, assessment, and planning needed to fully lay out your SMEM program. During this part, you will be guided toward defining all the details such as roles and responsibilities, policies and procedures, and training and operational needs. This effort consists of the following three steps:
Sustain Path: Part 5
Those seeking to sustain an existing program for integrating social media with emergency management (SMEM) should jump to Part 5 of this WebResource. This part provides suggestions for sustaining your program, adding on new elements, acquiring further learning, and being innovative.
Information Path: Introduction–Part 1
If you just wish to learn more about this topic, this WebResource is an excellent educational resource. The Introduction and Part 1: Understand are specifically designed to provide an understanding of the benefits and challenges of using social media (SM) in emergency management (EM) and how SM may be used. Additionally, these sections provide links to many resources as you dig deeper into the various subject areas.
Improvement Path: Parts 2–5
Those looking to improve an existing program for integrating social media with emergency management (SMEM) should start with the Self-Assessment Tool. This tool will highlight areas in your program you should look to improve, and it will point you to the corresponding steps in the WebResource. You should also review Part 5: Sustain. As you have the time, take a few moments to review items not highlighted by the tool to re-evaluate your program in areas your Self-Assessment Tool results may not have highlighted.
Sustain Path: Part 5
This part is on the Sustain Path. Those seeking to sustain an existing program for integrating social media with emergency management (SMEM) should jump to Part 5 of this WebResource. This part provides suggestions for sustaining your program, adding on new elements, acquiring further learning, and being innovative.
Development Path: Introduction–Part 5
Being new to social media integration with emergency management (SMEM) and desiring to build an SMEM program, you should start at the Introduction and continue through Parts 1–5. The Development Path will guide you through building a custom and sustainable SMEM program. Key pieces of this path include completing the Self-Assessment Tool and selecting the necessary tools to support your program.
Improvement Path: Parts 2–5
This part/step is on the Improvement Path. Those looking to improve an existing program for integrating social media with emergency management (SMEM) should start with the Self-Assessment Tool. This tool will highlight areas in your program you should look to improve, and it will point you to the corresponding steps in the WebResource. You should also review Part 5: Sustain. As you have the time, take a few moments to review items not highlighted by the tool to re-evaluate your program in areas your Self-Assessment Tool results may not have highlighted.
Development Path: Introduction–Part 5
This part/step is on the Development Path. Being new to social media integration with emergency management (SMEM) and desiring to build an SMEM program, you should start at the Introduction and continue through Parts 1–5. The Development Path will guide you through building a custom and sustainable SMEM program. Key pieces of this path include completing the Self-Assessment Tool and selecting the necessary tools to support your program.
Information Path: Introduction–Part 1
This part/step is on the Information Path. If you just wish to learn more about this topic, this WebResource is an excellent educational resource. The Introduction and Part 1: Understand are specifically designed to provide an understanding of the benefits and challenges of using social media in emergency management and how it may be used. Additionally, these sections provide links to many resources as you dig deeper into the various subject areas.
If you wish to download a PDF of the results, you will have to use the “Save as PDF” function in your browser. Since the ACRP chooses not store user personal information, this WebResource does not provide the option to send results to your email.
