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Book Review: Justice, Equity, and Emergency Management

Recovery Diva

Chapter 2, “Mutual Aid: Grassroots Model for Justice and Equity in Emergency Management” by Miriam Belblidia and Chenier Kliebert, describes successful lessons of a Mutual Aid Response Network (MARN) involving over 5,000 participants in a grassroots response to COVOID-19 pandemic and a record-breaking Gulf Coast hurricane season 2020.

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The Everbridge Contribution to Research on Societal Resilience

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The issue of societal resilience became tangible a couple of years ago during the global COVID pandemic and its importance is screaming to the world today with the Ukrainian conflict. What capacity to react and respond to extreme events do societies have?

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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.

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Severe Weather Preparedness: Managing Severe Weather Events During Other Crises

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The novel coronavirus wasn’t the only history-making event of 2020. And overlaying each severe weather event was the pandemic, which forced start-and-stop closures and compulsory work-from-home orders. Yet first responders, cybersecurity experts, emergency managers, and others in crisis management must remain vigilant.