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Increase Community Resilience for Extreme Cold Emergencies

CCEM Strategies

During extreme cold events, people in rural communities may experience increased difficulty in accessing services such as healthcare, emergency shelters, and reliable critical infrastructure like telecommunication, transportation, and day-to-day supply chains (food, fuel, imported goods).

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New Book Review

Recovery Diva

This textbook provides a multitude of case studies each written by academics who are actively teaching and/or have developed curriculum in the fields of crisis, disaster, and/or emergency management with a specific focus on vulnerable populations that are the weakest links in the hazard-risk chain.

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Prepare Your Organization for a Hurricane

everbridge

A unified critical event management platform can automate emergency notifications and communications, while centralizing all event activity. Hurricane Preparedness for Healthcare Facilities. Failure to do so can leave healthcare staff unable to provide adequate care. Emergency Management During a Hurricane.

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Herrera Unplugged: How to Hamstring Your BC Consultant

MHA Consulting

I guess you could say we are Boy Scouts, or nerds, or idealists; when it comes to business continuity, all three are true. All that’s required is to allow your senior management to remain in the dark about what BC is and why it’s important for the organization to become good at it. We practice what we preach and believe in what we do.

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How Mercedes-AMG F1 and Pure Storage Put Safety First

Pure Storage

This commitment to safety sets the bar high for innovators in every industry, from healthcare to data storage. Of course, they’re faster than ever, but they’ve also become far safer—all without sacrificing performance. You might not see all of these features on-screen, but they’re there, and they provide some serious peace of mind.

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5 Steps To Developing A Corporate Compliance Program

Reciprocity

Compliance programs are not one-size-fits-all. At worst, you’ll have no program at all. Try to find and understand them all. Employees at all levels must grasp your compliance program’s expectations and requirements to comply. Establish two-way communication at all levels. Maintain steady discipline.

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Racial Disparities and COVID-19

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

all of these percentages of positive cases are current as of 5/13/2020). Communities of color and undocumented workers are comprised of a significant number of service workers including grocery clerks , home healthcare workers , restaurant workers, and subway operators. The Commonwealth Fund: Healthcare Policies during COVID-19.