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Displaying 15 of about 37 resultsThe United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is the not-for-profit global humanitarian aid agency of the United Methodist Church. UMCOR is working in more than 80 countries worldwide. Our mission, grounded in the teachings of Jesus, is to alleviate human suffering—whether caused by war, conflict, or natural disaster, with open hearts and minds to al…
Background
Destructive, devastating, shattering -– these are only a few of the words that begin to describe the impact of the natural disasters that plagued the country in 2011. Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management plans were tested and successfully implemented. What continues to resonate is that “the Joint Commission standards DO make a diff…
The Context
On November 8, 2011, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, noted that China “experienced more major reported disasters” in 2010 than any other country. They included successions of severe droughts and dust storms in Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Sichuan, Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi,…
What can communities do for themselves and how can they maintain basic functions and structures during a disaster and then recover after the event is the focus of the workshop on Communities Resilience During and After Disasters organised by the EU-funded PPRD South Programme in Madrid from 12 to 15 September 2011.
More than 40 experts working in the N…
This book offers recommendations and guidance to enhance the disaster resilience of the academic biomedical research community in the United States of America, with a special focus on the potential actions researchers, academic research institutions, and research sponsors can take to mitigate the impact of future disasters.
Chapters within the boo…
A report of the National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters
Focusing exclusively on natural disasters, this report reviews the knowledge and practice gains that promote a more rapid and equitable recovery for children and youth through collaboration and established partnerships at all levels: federal, state, tribe, territory and local governm…
This book was produced to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), a United Nations initiative to reduce the negative effects of natural disasters.
This volume communicates solutions to the problems associated with natural disasters, stimulating discussion and improvements in methods of protecting people and prop…
When the Children’s Environmental Health Initiative (CEHI) launched the Texas Flood Registry in April 2018, the goal was to develop a needs assessment focusing on health and housing impacts of the greater Houston area, which was still recovering less than one year after Hurricane Harvey’s devastating landfall.
In 2019, Tropical Storm Imelda d…
About the conference:
The public health consequences of natural and intentional disasters cut across many substantive areas. This unique multidisciplinary national conference will bring together academicians, researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers from public health, mental health, community disaster preparedness and response, social sciences, go…
Location
Denver
Description
The Master’s Degree in International Disaster Psychology (MAIDP) program at GSPP prepares students to work internationally and domestically with communities that have experienced natural and man-made disasters.
The MAIDP program combines the fields of clinical psychology, public health, disaster mental health and humanita…
This report presents recommendations on key actions the Federal Government can take to better support state, local, tribal, and territorial leaders working to prepare their communities for the impacts of climate change. These recommendations focus on opportunities to remove barriers to resilient investments, modernize Federal grant and loan programs to…
Older adults consistently experience the greatest proportion of casualties during and after natural disasters compared to younger age groups. In 2005, approximately half of all deaths resulting from Hurricane Katrina were among persons age 75 years or older. Similarly, following Hurricane Sandy in 2012, The New York Times reported that approximately hal…
This year's certificate program in health & humanitarian logistics will be held May 12-17th at Georgia Tech. The program is designed for practitioners in non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government, industry, and military, who are active participants or interested in public health operations and humanitarian operations (including disaster reli…
Subject matter experts will present in interactive forums, sharing lessons learned during times of preparedness, response and recovery in public health emergencies, affecting healthcare infrastructure. They will focus on aspects of coordination and collaboration between the various organizations and stakeholders contributing to disaster preparedness, he…
Location
Miami
Degree
Master’s degree (MSc)
Description
Florida International University's Professional Master's in Disaster Management allows students to expand their understanding of disaster management and humanitarian assistance fundamentals; strengthen decision-making, leadership, collaboration and communications skills; and gain insight into…