MESH Named 2023 Weather-Ready Nation Ambassdor of Excellence
For the seventh year, NOAA and the National Weather Service are proud to recognize “Ambassadors of Excellence” -- a select number of WRN Ambassador organizations that have made significant contributions to building a Weather-Ready Nation. By serving as change agents and leaders in their communities, Ambassadors of Excellence have:
Inspired others to take action and become ready, responsive, and resilient
Created innovative ways to engage their community, their workforce, and/or their social network
Formed unique collaborations with NOAA and/or other ambassador organizations to achieve goals they alone could not meet
Embraced building “a Weather-Ready Nation for All” by addressing vulnerable populations’ needs.
Our appreciation also extends to the 13,000 WRN Ambassadors for their unique contributions and accomplishments in helping spread WRN messages, collaborating with NOAA, serving as an example to others, and sharing success stories. Everyday, Weather-Ready Nation Ambassadors serve a pivotal role in affecting societal change, sharing safety messaging, serving as an example, and highlighting successes - all helping to build a Weather-Ready Nation!
MESH Coalition - Managed Emergency Surge for Healthcare
The MESH Coalition - Managed Emergency Surge for Healthcare, is based in Indianapolis, Indiana and has been a WRN Ambassador since 2021. The MESH Coalition is a non-profit, public-private partnership that coordinates, supports and strengthens healthcare and related entities to mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from the effects of emergency and crisis events and incidents. MESH collaborates with partners and stakeholders from healthcare, public health, emergency medical services, public safety, government, academic, non-profit and private sector organizations to build a resilient healthcare infrastructure in support of the whole community. The MESH Coalition is a leader in and national model for comprehensive healthcare emergency management. Since becoming a WRN Ambassador, MESH administrator Jim Floyd has been actively engaged with the National Weather Service, especially related to improving life saving weather services to the underserved and vulnerable population groups. In recent months, the MESH coalition has reached out to the NWS with an invite to present information about our UVP program at their national conference. This will create opportunities for partnerships between many NWS offices and healthcare emergency managers nationally. The MESH coalition is also using NWS safety and educational materials to train healthcare “coaches” about weather hazards so they can go out into communities and share NWS information directly with those who may not have easy access to the materials and messages. The MESH coalition has been an invaluable partner since becoming a WRN Ambassador and we look forward to many great opportunities that lie ahead. Full List of 2023 WRN Ambassadors of Excellence
