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Andreas_Rebmann

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The Problem of Securing Health

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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.

Andrew Lakoff is a cultural anthropologist at University of Southern California. He studies social theory and medical anthropology.

Stephen Collier is a doctor of philosophy, derpartment of Anthropology, at the University of California Berkeley. He also studies social theory and social policy.

Both have studied policies on medical aid and global health.

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"Vaccine Politics and the Management of Public Reason"

"Global Health Security and the Pathogenic Imaginary"

"Real-Time Biopolitics: The Actuary and the Sentinel in Global Public Health"

"Vital Systems Security: Reflexive Biopolitics and the Government of Emergency"

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ciera.williams

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Phoenix Leader Education Program

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Where is the program located?(Within another institution, virtually, etc.)

The program is located at the Hiroshima university campus. It involves common coursework for all tracks of the program (at the Hiroshima Phoenix Training Center), specialized courses in different professional subjects, fieldwork in Fukushima, and internships with a Japanese company and an international organization.

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ciera.williams

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Medics Carrying guns

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What implications does this policy have for first responders and other technical professionals?

If this policy gains support, it can spread to other agencies and allow for many people to be armed on medical scenes. This can negatively affect the image of EMS, as people are already upset with the police. All it takes is one bad incident, and suddenly all EMTs will be painted negatively. Its a slippery slope.

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Andreas_Rebmann

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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 perspectives or viewpoints are not included in this film?

They did not include the viewpoint of fire fighters in this film, who were also important in the response to this disaster.

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ciera.williams

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

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

The main arguments brought up in this article are the shift in thought from nuclear disaster prevention to disaster response and the importance of the STS community in providing input for policy. From these arguments, another is proposed in the form of the need for an international nuclear disaster response team.

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Andreas_Rebmann

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Compassion Protocol: Legalizing Diseased Undocumented Immigrants

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Where has this article or report been referenced or discussed?

This book and the associated chapters has been extensively cited and discussed. Originally written in French and translated, it is clearly an incredibly influential work.

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ciera.williams

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American Red Cross

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Does this organization claim to have a new or unique way of addressing the problems that they work on? Does their approach point to or suggest problems with other approaches?

The ARC is almost like the founding group in diaster response. Its policies and guidelines are the framework for many organizations in the United States and abroad. So, it doesn't really promote a new way of addressing emergency response, as it is the original.

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Andreas_Rebmann

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Sandy/Katrina Storyline

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How are functions technically supported?

Through a simple and understandable GUI on the website that allows one to click to different videos within ones section and then go back to the greater timeline to move around.

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ciera.williams

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The Problem of Securing Health

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Can you learn anything from the article or report’s bibliography that tells us something about how the article or report was produced?

There was no bibilography within the article

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Andreas_Rebmann

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Mental Health Consequences of Disaster

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

The understanding of disasters and their relation to global mental health, both to those who suffered directly from then and to those who were part of the greater community of those who suffered, is constantly evolving. Analyzation of past research and the current methods of study allow the global community to effectively understand and treat mental health on a large scale.