This slide presentation offers food for thought for hospitals, emergency responders and members of the community who might be impacted by a hazardous materials event. Hospital Decontamination - Community Issue [...]
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Is online communication necessary? Once upon a time, Emergency Managers were taught to build relationships between their Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and the media. The media was our conduit to [...]
With the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), significant adjustments are coming in the way health care is delivered and paid for. Now is time to [...]
A weekly round-up of news, articles and surveys to make your next emergency better. Have a suggestion for the round-up? Contact me at abetteremergency@gmail.com. Hurricanes, Typhoons, Storms... In light of [...]
A weekly round-up of news, articles and surveys to make your next emergency better. Have a suggestion for the round-up? Contact me at abetteremergency@gmail.com. In the United States... I started [...]
According to the World Health Organization, the world's population is rapidly aging. Between 2000 and 2050, the proportion of the population over 60 years will double from roughly 11% to [...]
Thanks to everyone for the feedback from last week. Keep the articles coming! I don't think this should come as any surprise to any community built on a hillside, but [...]
After the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi plant disaster in Japan, earthquake retrofitting recommendations and regulations were developed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to help mitigate a similar disaster in the [...]
A quick thanks to readers for their ideas on topics of interest. I will be on the lookout for relevant articles! Converted Ballistic Missiles Could Launch Aid to Disaster Zones [...]