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The difference between the ocean perspective and the land perspective

abuscheng

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Different perspectives on the map are important

What do you think is the biggest difference between the ocean perspective and the land perspective?

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maryclare.crochiere

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Compassion Protocol: Legalizing Diseased Undocumented Immigrants

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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.

Didier Fassin is an anthropologist and sociologist. He was a doctor trained in internal medicine and public health, and has taken to working on humanitarian projects. He writes this article from this combination perspective - with a medical background as well as anthropology and sociology experience. He focuses more on his position and knowledge of the latter, as he writes with with politics and humanitiarianism in mind

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maryclare.crochiere

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Intimate Partner Violence and Hurricane Katrina: Predictors and Associated Mental Health Outcomes

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Describe how this study has traveled. Has it been used in news reports, cited by health officials, or used as the basis of other studies?

This study has been cited in several other articles and studies that look at disaster and intimate partner violence. Some focus on specific areas such as costal regions, others bring in other factors such as depression.