Emily Goldman is an epidemiologist at NYU College of Global Public Health. She has an extensive background in public health. Sandro Galea is an epidemiologist and physician from Columbia University. He also serves on the NYC councils of Hygene and Public Health
The author relied on anecdotal evidence in the form of historical accounts, personal interviews, and surveys, as well as statistical and scientific field data she gathered on her visits to Ukraine.
I looked further into Canada's health system, the Indian Act, and indigenous population centers in canada.
The author discusses gender-based violence including rape and sexual assault, and explores the implications of treating such violence as humanitarian issues. The author presents the evidence both for and against this in an attempt to solidify an ideal solution.
"Front Line" emergency response is not directly discussed in this article, however long term public health response in a broader sense is referenced extensively, and how the new dependant populations were dealt with was one of the major points of analisys of this article.
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This policy applies internationally, to 119 states who were subject to it after the entry to force date. 69 states signed the convention at the IAEA special meeting in 1986.
No bibliography for this article was provided or readily available on the internet. Based on the article and Dr. Good's works, it is likely that much of the information for the article was drawn from new research.
The program is situated in Hiroshima and is based on the benefits and disasters of radiation to humans, including the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It is also based on the Fukushima disaster and the University's response to it, realizing that there is a need for global leaders in the field of emergency response.
Some additional points to research to forward understanding of emergency response would be:
-Structural Violance
-Societal factors influencing public health
-nationalized health insurance.