A post-disaster town hall meeting is one of the first and most important opportunities for a top level local leader – such as a mayor, chief elected official, city or town manager, or county administrator – to update the community on the status of recovery, and set the tone for the entire recovery process. Emotions will… Read more
The post-disaster town hall meeting, is the first and most important opportunity for localities to update the community on the status of recovery and set the tone for the entire recovery process. The public information officer will work behind the scenes to ensure that local leaders and federal and state representatives send a unified message… Read more
For public information officers, a post-disaster town hall meeting requires careful planning and coordination both internally and with external state and federal representatives. Emotions will be running high; community members will demand answers on when they can get back into their homes and when their lives will return to normal. It’s one of the first… Read more
A post-disaster town hall meeting is one of the first and most important opportunities for local leaders – like mayors, chief elected officials, city and town managers, county administrators and emergency managers – to update the community on the status of recovery, and set the tone for the entire recovery process. Emotions will be running… Read more
The authors examine (1) reasons that community resilience has become a key area of focus in national policy within just the past few years (2) the core principles embodied in community resilience theory, including equality and social justice considerations, (3) the challenges of integrating community resilience with traditional public health practices and (4) the importance… Read more
This report by The Heritage Foundation Emergency Preparedness Working Group lists its recommendations for preparing for and responding to natural disasters in the future, including: FEMA must no longer be made to respond to all manner of routine disasters, only major catastrophic ones. The National Guard and Coast Guard were more successful than FEMA; ensure… Read more
The lessons learned from Sandy are applied to strategies to mitigate both stormwater and possible sea level rise due to global warming. Strategies include storm surge barriers, as well as waterproof infrastructure and above-ground walkways between buildings. The federal government is criticized for delaying recovery funds through squabbling. New Yorkers are examining other strategies for… Read more
Influenced by lessons learned from the response to a similar tornado in Joplin, Missouri, the Moore Chamber of Commerce formed a private sector partnership with a local bank to facilitate community town hall meetings, providing vital recovery information to survivors; disseminating important and timely messages regarding aid; and offering tangible assistance to the community alongside… Read more
An EF-5 Tornado struck Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011, with damage estimated at up to $3 billion. Yet Joplin has seen a rapid recovery despite the extensive damage. The Joplin tornado provides an opportunity to determine if findings from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina apply to other major natural disasters. This study uses interviews… Read more
A collection of 13 reports on lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy related to health systems and services. The report’s first section includes and Executive Summary of each article. Common recommendations included filling gaps in planning, communication and coordination, more integrated systems, more practice and training between facilities, building in redundancies, clarifying authority, preparing for environmental… Read more
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