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Since the Cold War, Americans have shifted from engaging in active self-rescue to passively waiting for help from a centralized, bureaucratic federal emergency response.
The paradox of the stockpile is that it's meant to protect against future threats, but is limited by today's imagination about what those threats might be.
As response to COVID-19 moves from a learning phase to an operational phase, lessons from the 2009 H1N1 pandemic can inform Canada's action plan.
We don't need to send in the army every time there's a natural disaster, or create a national fire fighting force. We need to think practically about working together in emergencies.
Is it possible to plan for the unforeseen? Some basic principles allow careful preparation to be reconciled with quickly shifting circumstances.
The shutdown poses a very real threat to preparedness for future emergencies, such as natural disasters and disease outbreaks.
While emergency drills may help schools feel safer, they contain underlying and often unintended moral messages about the nature of school and life itself.
According to current forecasts, California has a 93 percent chance of an earthquake with magnitude 7 or greater occurring by 2045. Early warning systems, now in development, could limit casualties and damage.
Evacuating nursing home residents during a disaster can be even more dangerous than staying put.
In the wake of natural disasters, pets are be stranded, lost or abandoned. There are simple guidelines that can help keep your whole family safe.
During Hurricane Katrina in 2005, some people died rather than evacuating without their pets. Now emergency managers are required to include animals in their response plans.
With a little advance planning and creativity, librarians can help keep kids and teens busy and safe during emergencies.
Evacuations and disruptions to health care during and after disasters like Hurricane Harvey are serious threats for older adults, who may need support well after relief operations end.
New research shows that older people are especially at risk during and after natural disasters, and may need medical help or other support well after relief operations end.
A new data management system can give emergency responders a fast lane on the internet to help speed rescue efforts after a disaster.
Irrespective of whether climate change contributed to the thunderstorm in Melbourne last week, we can be sure Australia’s climate projections herald new risks to health that cannot be ignored.
Melbourne's recent thunderstorm asthma event caught services by surprise. So, is it time for a national health protection agency to coordinate our public health response?
Why do some people evacuate ahead of disasters while others stay put? The rising death toll from Hurricane Matthew shows that often the poor and vulnerable are least able to move.
We can't predict or prevent tsunamis you can improve your chances of staying safe by understanding the risk, being prepared and acting quickly when disaster strikes.
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Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing, University of Michigan
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Professor, Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, Digital Media Research Centre and Centre for Behavioural Economics, Society and Technology, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Respiratory Medicine, South Western Sydney Clinical School, UNSW
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