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The Unique Vulnerability Experienced by Native American children in Southern California

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Using the recent federal ruling of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) as unconstitutional (October 7, 2018) as an entry point, this study will examine the ways that

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Doctors without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières)

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What do people in this organization find challenging or concerning in the problem spaces in which they work?

Financially they have to secure funding. They rely on private donations that may not always be consistent. They also have to maintain certified and experienced medical staff to provide care.. Finally the security and safety of their staff when they are in areas of conflict or high violence.

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Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Course

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How is the program regarded by the public? (news coverage, etc.)

The Red Cross is seen as a positive in the public eye as a positive organization for the most part; however, there has been some negative news articles.

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Biological Citizenship: The Science and Politics of Chernobyl-Exposed Populations

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Where has this article or report been referenced or discussed?

This article has been referenced in various other articles, primarly focused on societal effects after disasters.

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WTC Health Registry

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What kinds of data do users enter?

Participants are subjected to a 30 minute in person or telephone in regards to their mental and physical health.

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Chronic Disaster Syndrome: Displacement, Disaster Capitalism, and the Eviction of the Poor from New Orleans

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What are the main findings or arguments presented in the article?

This article focuses on "chronic disaster syndrome," a condition that arises in the aftermath of a large scale disaster where factors from the disaster lead to perminant physical and mental changes in the lives of those effected.

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Health and Emergencies: Syllabus

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Describe the object of the study.

The object of this study was to discover if thyroid cancer rates in people under the age of 20 would be affected after the Fukushima incident in Japan.

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Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA)

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Who does the policy apply to? (i.e. residents of California, globally, physicians)

This policy applies to anyone residing in the United States who require medical screening examinations as outlined in the act or treatment for an emergency medical condition.

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Structural Violence and Clinical Medicine

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What were the methods, tools and/or data used to produce the claims or arguments made in the article or report?

The article has a very long list of references and most seem to be primary sources. This shows the article was developed and is supported by people who are helping and seeing people struggling economically and the effects it has on their health.

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Challenges in researching violence affecting health service delivery in complex security environments

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How (if at all) is emergency response addressed in the article or report?

Emergency response is not directly addressed in this article but the conditions and forms of violence that are discussed in the article that emergency responders have been documented with facing, effects the way they work and respond to calls.