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    Various disasters throughout the Nation remain a great threat to our communities. In most cases, many of these disasters catch first responders and emergency managers off guard, and create disruption in the lives and livelihood of individuals, their families, and communities. In this paper, I provide an example and description of the three categories of disasters: natural disaster, accidental human-made disaster, and deliberate human-made disaster. Additionally, I discuss psychological effects

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    1. Why “Public Health System” planning in disaster management needs special training program<!> How your current research can contribute to improve the “disaster management cell”. A unique skill set is needed for individuals to assist in disaster management, as the technical, managerial and leadership skills are needed to improve public health systems. Disaster management organizations must be able to define existing and probable health problems. In order to perform this functions, individuals

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    (1) Since the writing of this case, the American Red Cross (ARC) is on record as having conceptually addressed its infrastructure and operational hurdles. However, very few strides have been made to reverse stakeholder perception crisis response time, relief dispatch strategies, and the ethical dilemmas plaguing the organization. Governmental mandates that streamlined the board and that established accounting /reporting parameters have done little to modify the organizations operational culture.

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    simple definition: feelings and behavior that show a desire to help other people. The full definition: unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others. (Merriam Webster Dictionary). People are willing to help others in times of need when a disaster happens regardless to their circumstances. This shows the heart of individuals toward others survival and recovery. Purpose of Concept Analysis The purpose of this concept, is to improve a concept analysis of altruism to observe the characteristics

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    Mass casualty incident by definition is “any incident, which because of its physical size, the number and criticality of victims, or its complexity, is likely to overwhelm those local resources which would typically be available (Mass, 2017).” Many actions are taken initially upon the choice to make a pronouncement to classify a situation mass casualty incident. These consist of initial actions, which can include assessment of the scene, request for additional resources such as chemical isolation

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    The number one goal for emergency management professional is to save lives and prevention the best way to save lives. Emergency management profession has identified actively pursuing mitigation programs as a means to do so. To fund mitigation, arguments need to be developed to persuade those who has authority to approve and release funding. The additional mitigation benefit are cost savings, one that is not realized until a disaster happens, and increased resiliency. These additional benefits is

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    Throughout this paper resilience will be applied to all of the above mentioned concepts. Resilience across a lifespan is described through theories, measures, and even personality characteristics. Resilience has also been applied to the impacts of disasters and traumatic experiences in which will also be touched on throughout this paper. Resilience is discussed as to whether it is an inherited trait or whether it is a learned trait. Resilience can be found in everyone. Some people have more resilience

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    organizations to ensure that all U.S. citizens enjoy healthy and fruitful lives. Through these planned, ongoing collaborative efforts, available resources can be maximized to provide the greatest benefit and support for all of our communities. Disaster programs are particularly important in bringing stability back to families and allowing the affected communities to continue to thrive after the chaos of the initial trauma. The phrase ‘it takes a community to raise a child’ has been used to indicate

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    present my global perspective project called “How effective are social networks for disaster relief?” It becomes clear that following talk will be about social networks and disaster relief. 2) So, all of you probably noticed the speed of technology’s development, and of course of social networks. And all of you agree that they become a necessary part of modern society. Along with that, we become the witnesses of disasters which are happening almost every day. It’s really awful to watch news because there

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    Throughout this paper resilience will be applied to all of the above mentioned concepts. Resilience across a lifespan is described through theories, measures, and even personality characteristics. Resilience has also been applied to the impacts of disasters and traumatic experiences in which will also be touched on throughout this paper. Resilience is described as “the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or significant sources of stress (American

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