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Risk Management Plan (RMP) facilities

A series of visualizations of the concept of "fast disasters."

California Desert Communities: Community Science in the Salton Sea

This is a collection of community science in the Salton Sea in California Desert Communities.

Mapping Detention and Toxicity

The city of Adelanto is part of San Bernardino county, located in northern Inland Empire by the Mojave Desert. Adelanto holds the California’s largest detention center.

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

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

The author addresses emergency response in the context of the workers who responded to and continue to work at the site of the chernobyl nuclear disaster. These workers were monetarily compensated in high ammounts, but left physically injured and disabled by the exposure to radioactivity at the site.

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Figure1

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Who actually uses the system?

It seems that quite a few people use the platform, including, but not limited to, docotrs, nurses, and ems personnel.

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Medics Carrying guns

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Describe the history of the policy. Was it created in response to or to support existing policy or legislation?

The policy and much current conversation stems from gun control laws, increasing violence against law/fire/ems in the media, and an increasingly large population of volatile persons. EMS do not always feel safe on scene, even when it appears otherwise.

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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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Structural Violence and Clinical Medicine

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

It is not addressed, but public health and the system of healthcare as a whole is discussed.

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Epidemiology of Ebola Virus Disease Transmission among Health Care Workers

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Where is this study published? Give a brief description of the journal, including what types of studies and topics they usually publish and how the publication is regarded among health professionals.

The study was published in BMC Infectious Diseases, a peer-reviewed journal on the prevention, diagnoisis, and management of infectious disease. The journal seems to be genrally well respected.

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9/11 Health & Compensation Act

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How does the policy address matters of public health?

Following the attacks on 9/11/2001, a number of health issues arose in the population of residents and workers present. Dust and other toxins inhaled from the rubble created a number of respiratory issues. The need for monitoring of these, and other, health conditions is what lead to the need for such a policy. Without the policy in place, victims would need to fund their own healthcare, and with the large number of affected people, the price would be more or less ridiculous to force on people.