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Emergency Assistance Foundation (EAF) Helping in Disasters

Disaster Zone Podcast

Disasters that have been responded to include devastating hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in 2017, the global COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and today’s ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

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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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NCDP 20th Anniversary Reflections and Impacts

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

In 2003, the National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP), Columbia University, was founded to provide an academically based, interdisciplinary center focused on the capacity to prevent, respond to, and recover from disasters. and international disaster preparedness, response, and long-term recovery.

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Feeling helpless at home? Try giving

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

This piece was originally published on April 7, 2020 in The Hill. This pandemic, so pervasive it seems dreamed up in Hollywood, can lead to a feeling of helplessness as we sit at home doing our best to practice social distancing. Such centers are often forgotten among the basic needs that communities require after a disaster.

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Coronavirus and the Need for a Remote Workforce Failover Plan

NexusTek

READ TIME: 4 MIN March 4, 2020 Coronavirus and the Need for a Remote Workforce Failover Plan For some businesses, the Coronavirus is requiring them to take a deep dive into remediation options if the pandemic was to effect their workforce or local community.

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Domestic Violence Amid COVID-19: A Hidden Epidemic

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

As the world grapples with the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are catching sight of an additional public health emergency: domestic violence and child abuse. Rising rates of violence prompt the need for new approaches that not only mitigate the current crisis but also prepare for the widespread repercussions of the pandemic.

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33 Data Privacy Week Comments from Industry Experts in 2023

Solutions Review

The pandemic accelerated the digitalization of customer interactions by several years, and there’s no turning back: we now live in an era of digital. While it’s clear there is a dire need for more effective data protection, it is also crucial that businesses have disaster recovery solutions in place should the worst occur.

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