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Hazardous Conditions: Mitigation Planning and Pandemics

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the importance of coordinated responses among emergency management and other stakeholders to implement an effective strategy for handling a long and complex disaster. Due to a number of factors , pandemics are more likely to occur in the future.

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Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Testimony to the House of Representatives Committee on Rules’ Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process for the Hearing: Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters. Testimony Submitted January 16, 2022. By: Jeff Schlegelmilch, MPH, MBA. And that is just the federal programs.

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Executive Action Alone Won’t Save Us from Climate Change

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

billion – none of which even begins to move the needle on climate mitigation. billion – none of which even begins to move the needle on climate mitigation. Alternatively, Biden could use the Stafford Act in much the same way Trump did for the COVID-19 pandemic. Biden also hinted at such unilateral action.

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Prepare Your Organization for a Hurricane

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Hurricane preparedness considerations for hospitals include the same requirements as corporate and government entities. Planning for the following four contingencies can mitigate the harm caused by a hurricane: Be ready to call in backup team members or contractors should the storm prevent a member of your crisis team from being available.