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Four Questions About the Covid-19 Pandemic

Emergency Planning

What are, and have been, the key challenges in coping with the Covid-19 pandemic? Viral pandemics can have impacts that are as significant in the socio-economic field as they are in epidemiology and viral medicine. Hospitals need to develop very substantial surge capacity and greatly increase their infection control measures.

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Book Review: Justice, Equity, and Emergency Management

Recovery Diva

Review by Donald Watson, co-author with Michele Adams of Design for Flooding: Resilience to Climate Change (Wiley 2011). More than twenty authors are represented in this timely book, edited by Alessandra Jerolleman and William L. He has since served in over thirty nations worldwide as consultant for United Nations, U.S.

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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. Using this data, we summed the enacted budget authority for supplemental appropriations by year. Testimony Submitted January 16, 2022.

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Why prioritizing and investing in resilience matters 

everbridge

In addition to those events, add in the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and its clear these situations have the potential to directly affect the well-being of employees and operations, but is enough being done to mitigate or prevent their impact? What does it mean to be resilient?

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B.C.’s New Bill 31 – Emergency and Disaster Management Act

CCEM Strategies

Since then, the Province has been continually responding to large-scale disasters, including the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2021 and 2023 floods and wildfires. The focus of agreements in the new legislation represents opportunities to find both efficiency and increased capacity through the development of strategic partnerships.

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SIA New Member Profile: Infusion Direct Marketing

Security Industry Association

I’m happy to say that most of our clients have been with us for the long haul, and if they leave, they usually come back in some capacity. It’s resilient to economic downturns and even the COVID-19 pandemic. We handle everything from pitching to content development and high-end photography. Loyalty goes a long way at Infusion.

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5 Ways Smart Cities Use Data—and 4 Ways to Keep That Data Secure

Pure Storage

The pandemic has thrown the need for improved public health services into sharp focus. Data program must-have: High-capacity storage that can scale and consolidate both structured data and unstructured sensor data. Smart City Data Trends . Building Healthcare Ecosystems. billion by 2026. Creating Digital Twins.