High Alert Institute

OUR PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE

Established in the wake of 9/11, the High Alert Institute, Inc. became a 501(c)3 educational public charity in 2011. Headquartered in Lake Wales, Florida, the High Alert Institute is dedicated to All Hazards One Health One Nature research & education across the globe. With the end of the pandemic, the Institute’s mission is pivoting disaster-readiness for humans to include animal welfare organizations and technological solutions to the looming climate disaster.

The High Alert Institute team spent the first two decades after 9/11 working with our Federal Partner Agencies to improve disaster readiness, pandemic preparedness and mental wellness across the disaster life cycle for hospitals, frontline workers, and first responders. Given our expertise in healthcare and research, we were called upon to assist with Social Determinants of Health, the COVID-19 pandemic response and the health impacts of pollution and climate change. In 2022, the Institute is pivoting to a post-pandemic approach to fulfilling Our Vision and Our Mission in an All Hazards, One Health, One Nature (AHOHN) Framework. We are excited to add a new focus in support of animal owners, animal caretakers, animal shelters, and animal welfare organizations to be disaster-ready.

The Institute advances awareness, resilience and sustainability in an AHOHN Framework through its four divisions and its digital publications. The Institute’s four divisions include:

• • AHOHN Education & Publishing Division
  • Animal Welfare & Mutual Aid Division
  • Environmental Stewardship & Drivers of Health Division
  • AHOHN Innovation & Technology Division

We promote accessibility of carbon negative choices and support preparedness/resilience for climate change and all hazards through multiple projects:

• • • Establishing and sustaining the One Health And Nature Alliance (OHANA) – a joint venture between nonprofit and for-profit companies – to develop, deploy, and study the outcomes of green remediation and waste-to-energy technologies
    • Establishing and sustaining the Advanced Learning One Nature Alliance (ALOHA) – a joint venture between nonprofit and for-profit companies – to develop and deploy software solutions supporting preparedness/resilience to meet climate change and all hazards
    • Designing and renovating our facility, using commonly available materials and technologies, to be the most energy-efficient renovation in North America
    • Testing off-the-shelf renewable energy systems including solar, wind, and battery backup for reliability in extreme weather conditions
    • Developing, patenting, and bringing to market new and reimagined renewable energy technologies
    • Coordinating freshwater exotic aquatic animal rescues and shelters under a mutual aid compact.

    On 28 September 2022, the High Alert Institute achieved a new bar in carbon negativity. Their facility, located in a central Florida nature preserve, completed 100% repayment to the grid of all power used on site since renovations began 9 years ago. Additionally, their facility recycles over 95% of all solid and liquid waste produced.

    On 04 December 2023, as part of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), the High Alert Institute was recognized by the Whitehouse and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for their public commitments to decarbonize operations, advance technologies to assist healthcare institutions in meeting sustainability obligations, and improve health and resilience in the face of climate change.

DECADES OF IMPACT

From the beginning of our mission in February 2002 through June 2022, the High Alert Institute is proud to have served the disaster-readiness needs of North America. Highlights of our impact over the past 20 years are highlighted below, as we look forward to the coming decades of service:

• Individuals Trained in Disaster Behavioral Health & Resilience = 10,704
• Frontline Healthcare Workers Trained for Disaster & Pandemic = 5,821
• Corporate & Hospital Leadership Trained for Disaster & Pandemic = 1,363
• Individuals Trained in Social Media Crisis Communications & Targeted Messaging = 898
• Corporations & Hospital Systems Trained for Disaster & Pandemic = 360
• Health Departments & Government Agencies Trained for Disaster & Pandemic = 128
• Animals Sheltered During the Pandemic = 200
• Articles Published in the Mass Media = 79
• Special Duty Projects for Partner Agencies = 4
• Photos4Good contributed = 1313

TIMELINE OF SERVICE

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