NYU GPH Journal of Public Health Disasters
A student-led journal driven by the latest research in public health disaster preparedness and management.
Minhaz contrasts government, business, and community disaster preparedness strategies. The author analyzes the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management’s response system, the role of a company’s director of business, and perspectives of 9/11 survivors and researchers. Minhaz concludes that proactive government mitigation and independent response strategies are both necessary to prepare for disasters.
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Minhaz, through an analysis of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011, comments on the effectiveness of preparedness protocols from before the disaster as well as improvements made afterwards. Especially in being able to address disparities for vulnerable populations, Japan’s new mitigation strategies, according to Minhaz, have the capacity to regulate a faster recovery timeline.
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Tutasig notes that disaster management in Japan is also treated as an ongoing process rather than a one-and-done situation. True resilience, according to Tutasig, is about making sure people are equipped with the knowledge and confidence to act when a disaster strikes.
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Yusuf offers commentary on the importance of community-involvement when finding ways to improve disaster preparedness and resiliency. Using the strategy from the Orissa State Disaster Mitigation Authority, Yusuf notes that collaboration with NGOs, government agencies, the private sector, and faith communities can expedite community recovery efforts.
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Dickson’s commentary on the importance of mitigation highlights how goal-setting can reduce feelings of hopelessness in light of a natural disaster. Dickson writes that major stakeholders should work to collaborate with community leaders to produce effective strategies that are resource-efficient.
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Hu offers commentary on the importance of community-involvement when finding ways to improve disaster preparedness and resiliency. Leaning on examples in the Philippines, Australia, and Bangladesh, Hu notes that persisting disparities can impact the recovery process, showing the role that local recovery initiatives can play.
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Carbajal speaks to the role of emergency responders in mitigating the impact of natural disasters, calling upon the role of workers during Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy, and the 9/11 attacks as examples. Carbajal also offers comments on how long-term planning and preparedness for disasters can create orderly evacuation protocols, which maximize the potential for survival.
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Chen comments on the importance of building community resiliency through the combination of local knowledge and evidence-based expertise, emphasizing how the participation of community leadership is key in the recovery process of a natural disaster. Chen notes that immediate external recovery mechanisms, while helpful, may not generate as much impact compared to community involvement and long-term investment.
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Rosenbaum reports on the relationship between mitigation and community resiliency in disaster management, highlighting how community action can bring about change in risk management. Rosenbaum touches on issues of collective responsibility, community-based risk reduction in local contexts, and effective communication tactics as important roles in mitigation and resilience.
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Tang discusses how mitigation strategies can be implemented to build community resilience. By empowering communities to identify their vulnerabilities and change structures of inequity from within, they can become more resilient in the face of disasters. The report similarly emphasizes how community resilience can be a call for change in disaster mitigation.
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