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Beyond Environmental Injustice Research & Teaching Collective

This reseach and teaching collective supports researchers and educators working against environmental injustice in diverse settings, in diverse ways. It is open to all, including students who

Toxic Representation: Southern California Commerce of Cultural Imagery

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Mental Health Consequences of Disaster

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Who are the authors, where do they work, and what are their areas of expertise? How is the author professionally situated in respect to emergency response? Note any other publications/research foci that are of relevance to the DSTS Network.

The authors are Emily Goldmann and Sandro Galea. Goldmann is an epidemiologist who has a desire to understand the causes and consequences of mental illness. Galea is an emergency physician and epidemiologist who is interested in the social production of health of urban populations.

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IAEA: Training in Nuclear Disaster and Response

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Does the program provide participants with any formal certification or license?

The program does not offer specific licenses but provides knowlege and know how so those in all aspects of life can be trained. The given PDFs could also be used in conjunction to training provided by the IAEA.

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Nuclear Emergency Response: Atomic Priests or an International SWAT Team?

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What three points, details or references from the text did you follow up on to advance your understanding of the complexities of emergency response?

The details from the text I looked up to further my understanding of the topic and/or emergency response was the author and how educated she was to speak on this matter, the 3 mile island disaster and what was done at the event for containment, and if emergency nuclear response teams need to exist today.

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The meanings of cultural competence in mental health

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How, if at all, does the study address vulnerable populations?

The study addresses vulnerable populations by presiding in an area of high culture and diversity. The study participants were from all backround and genders, so teh study would not be biased.

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Epidemics after Natural Disasters

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How could technical professionals make use of the data from this study?

Technical professionals can make use of data from this study to persuade the WHO of the need of global health prevention, through use of gathering supplies, placing infrastructure, and increasing the country's virability in terms of economic and health status. This study can be used to prevent dieases, prep for natural disasters and stree the need for cures for aliments common to these countries.

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EMTs turn in NYPD officers who beat handcuffed patient

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What three points, details or references from the article did you follow up on to advance your understanding of the issues and actors described in the article?

Three points that I followed up to advance my understanding was violence and EMS violence and the police, combative/patients with mental illness statistics nationwide.