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Gulf Coast Overflights for Environmental and Disaster Monitoring

Various flights with SouthWings to document Gulf Coast infrastructure and pollution.

Fieldnote Feb 21 2023 - 10:55pm

First field note from HSJ

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

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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 first listed author on the paper is Ludgivar Foghammar. Foghammar is a research fellow at Stockholm International Peace Institute (SIPI) and specializes in economics, politcal science, and global health. The second author listed is Suyoun Jang, a researcher at SIPI studies the fragile states of, security, and developement of Korean Culture. A article of note from Jang is titled 'If you can read this, you probably don't live in a dangerous place'.

If you can read this, you probably don't live in a dangerous place (B

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The Waiting Room

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What kinds of action and points of intervention are suggested by the film? If the film itself does not suggest corrective action, describe actions that you can imagine being effective.

Increase in staff and space, with an emphasis on triage. The problem with that is they all cost individual hospitals more, and offer little solution to he over all problem.

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Figure1

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Who was the system built to serve, and why?

Figure 1 is most comparible to a scientific instagram. Any medical professional can post wither sharing a cool story or ask for advice. It can be used as a learning tool, or simply as a fun thing to look at.

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1965 Title XIX Medicaid Law: IMD Exclusion

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

This policy applies to the demographic deemed mentally disabled and are covered by Medicaid.

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Frontline: Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

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What audiences does the film best address? Why?

This film is aimed at a more general audience as most of the science has been "dumbed down". It offers a more emotional portrayel as opposed to a scientific.

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Ushahidi

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In what situations/settings would the system be difficult to work with?

This, like many apps, don't exactly work in rural areas in which people are unable to have access to such amenities as cellular devices.

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Lessons in the Rubble: The World Trade Center and the History of Disaster Investigations in the United States

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

The article involves several disasters throughout American history. The article examines the similarities and differences between the events, their responses, and the policies enacted because of them. The 1814 burning Capitol Building, Hague Street boiler explosion, and the attack on the WTC in 2001 are examples used by the author. The article makes the argument that the investigations resulted in recommendations for change to policy to prevent future damage.