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View article: The Incident Management Measurement Tool (IMMT): A Tool for Measuring Public Health Incident Management During and After Emergencies
The Incident Management Measurement Tool (IMMT): A Tool for Measuring Public Health Incident Management During and After Emergencies Open
Objectives Risks and priorities change during the management of public health incidents. Here we describe a new tool, the Incident Management Measurement Tool (IMMT), that can be used to inform midcourse corrections during public health em…
View article: Mitigating Risk That Climate Change Poses to the National Critical Functions: Strategies for Supply Chains, Insurance Services, Emergency Management, and Public Safety
Mitigating Risk That Climate Change Poses to the National Critical Functions: Strategies for Supply Chains, Insurance Services, Emergency Management, and Public Safety Open
This report reviews strategies to mitigate the risk that climate changes poses to four National Critical Functions: Maintain Supply Chains, Provide Insurance Services, Prepare for and Manage Emergencies, and Provide Public Safety. Such str…
View article: Incident Management Measurement Toolkit
Incident Management Measurement Toolkit Open
The Incident Management Measurement Toolkit is designed to assess the effectiveness of incident management during and after real-life public health incidents and realistic exercises, which will help incident managers identify opportunities…
View article: Assessing Risk to National Critical Functions as a Result of Climate Change: 2023 Risk Assessment Update
Assessing Risk to National Critical Functions as a Result of Climate Change: 2023 Risk Assessment Update Open
Researchers assessed the risk that eight climate hazards — drought, extreme cold, extreme heat, flooding, sea-level rise, severe storm systems, tropical cyclones and hurricanes, and wildfire — will pose to National Critical Functions by 20…
View article: Accounting for Climate Resilience in Infrastructure Investment Decisionmaking: A Data-Driven Approach for Department of the Air Force Project Prioritization
Accounting for Climate Resilience in Infrastructure Investment Decisionmaking: A Data-Driven Approach for Department of the Air Force Project Prioritization Open
Climate-driven natural hazards will continue to affect Department of the Air Force (DAF) installations and missions for the foreseeable future. There is a need for the DAF to consider how installation infrastructure projects that improve h…
View article: Humanitarian policymaking as networked governance: social network analysis of the Global Compact on Refugees
Humanitarian policymaking as networked governance: social network analysis of the Global Compact on Refugees Open
Humanitarian policymaking is a form of ‘networked governance,’ involving many different stakeholders working in parallel to influence each other and to shape policy agendas. This article uses social network analysis (SNA), a research techn…
View article: Informality, violence, and disaster risks: Coproducing inclusive early warning and response systems in urban informal settlements in Honduras
Informality, violence, and disaster risks: Coproducing inclusive early warning and response systems in urban informal settlements in Honduras Open
Anticipatory disaster risk reduction (DRR) is an essential human right for the ~1 billion people living in informal settlements who are disproportionately exposed to climate-related hazards due to their high vulnerability. Participatory ap…
View article: When disaster management agencies create disaster risk: a case study of the US's Federal Emergency Management Agency
When disaster management agencies create disaster risk: a case study of the US's Federal Emergency Management Agency Open
Purpose Disaster management agencies are mandated to reduce risk for the populations that they serve. Yet, inequities in how they function may result in their activities creating disaster risk, particularly for already vulnerable and margi…