My Insights:
More resources need to be devoted to emergency preparedness. There is a ton of data which supports the idea that emergency health interventions like temporary shelters and field hospitals are indisputably more costly and less effective than preparedness-related health activities.
Several problems include: decision makers and relief workers lack of experience with disaster management because of frequent turnover in their jobs and lack of funding. Strategies include developing public support and political initiative in periods where there is no disaster. Efforts should commence in a long term, institutionalized format.
Graphical reference:
The hurricane Katrina in 2005, may not have only been the result of nature but potentially man made. Humans may be causing global warming and are thus the culprits of our own demise...
Inspiring Quote:
The human spirit needs places to go to, where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man. ~Author Unknown
More resources need to be devoted to emergency preparedness. There is a ton of data which supports the idea that emergency health interventions like temporary shelters and field hospitals are indisputably more costly and less effective than preparedness-related health activities.
Several problems include: decision makers and relief workers lack of experience with disaster management because of frequent turnover in their jobs and lack of funding. Strategies include developing public support and political initiative in periods where there is no disaster. Efforts should commence in a long term, institutionalized format.
Graphical reference:
The hurricane Katrina in 2005, may not have only been the result of nature but potentially man made. Humans may be causing global warming and are thus the culprits of our own demise...
Inspiring Quote:
The human spirit needs places to go to, where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man. ~Author Unknown
1 comment:
Alexis, I totally agree preparedness is key. We need to find a way to train not only health professionals, but the general public about interventions that can mitigate disasters.
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