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Managing Spontaneous Community Volunteers in Disasters

Author : Lisa Orloff
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1466508973
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (665 download)

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Download or read book Managing Spontaneous Community Volunteers in Disasters written by Lisa Orloff and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-04-20 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While history has identified a need for improved coordination during emergencies, it has also demonstrated that community volunteers positively impact their neighborhoods during times of crisis. Laying out the rationale and process by which emergency managers, community leaders, and non-governmental aid organizations can effectively collaborate and integrate citizen response, Spontaneous Community Volunteers in Disasters explains how to engage, train, and utilize spontaneous unaffiliated community volunteers (SUCV). The book prepares leaders to integrate local volunteers into any scale emergency response. Protocols and flexible management solutions are outlined to ensure safe and effective planning and execution. Work templates provided can be modified to suit the needs of any community. This accessible manual provides the tools to: Assess your agency’s role, tasks, and challenges to meet community needs in a disaster Build a plan for managing SUCVs by developing internal and external protocols Develop effective spot screening and selection methods Engage community members in information-sharing and outreach campaigns Consider policies and procedures that create relevant roles for volunteers and community groups to build a resilient team for disaster recovery Provide National Incident Management System (NIMS) compliant answers to address common barriers to using SUCVs Combining field experience and psychosocial research, the book makes a strong case as to why community involvement in disaster response will have a positive impact on a community’s resilient recovery. Praise for Spontaneous Community Volunteers in Disasters: All emergency management coordinators can benefit from this book. —Howard Butt, New Jersey State Police, State CERT Coordinator Lisa Orloff has done an excellent job in both identifying a significant opportunity in emergency response and meticulously outlining how that opportunity can best be leveraged. —Dr. Michael Chumer, New Jersey Institute of Technology The Alliance for Nonprofit Management has nominated the book for the Terry McAdam Award. This award is bestowed upon the Committee's choice for the most inspirational and useful new book published for the nonprofit sector.

Disaster Relief Volunteer

Author : Katrice Sutherland
Publisher : Weigl Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1489658653
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (896 download)

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Download or read book Disaster Relief Volunteer written by Katrice Sutherland and published by Weigl Publishers. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1930s, the U.S. government began providing funds for disaster repairs. Volunteers of all ages and skill levels are needed to assist in relief operations when disasters occur in the United States. Learn how volunteers can help relief efforts during a crisis in Disaster Relief Volunteer. Each book in the Volunteer Jobs series focuses on the importance of voluntarism, while offering detailed descriptions of volunteer positions and advice for how to apply for them.

The Fukushima and Tohoku Disaster

Author : School of Societal Safety Sciences
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 0128129654
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)

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Book Synopsis The Fukushima and Tohoku Disaster by : School of Societal Safety Sciences

Download or read book The Fukushima and Tohoku Disaster written by School of Societal Safety Sciences and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fukushima and Tohoku Disaster: A Review of the Five-Year Reconstruction Efforts covers the outcome of the response, five years later, to the disasters associated with the Great East Japan earthquake on March 11, 2011. The 3.11 disaster, as it is referred to in Japan, was a complex accident, the likes of which humans had never faced before. This book evaluates the actions taken during and after the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear accident, for which the Japanese government and people were not prepared. The book also provides recommendations for preparing and responding to disasters for those working and living in disaster-prone areas, making it a vital resource for disaster managers and government agencies. Includes guidelines for governments, communities and businesses in areas where similar complex disasters are likely to occur Provides information, propositions, suggestions and advice from the people that were involved in making suggestions to the Japanese government Features case studies (both pre- and post-disaster) of three simultaneous disasters: the Great East Japan earthquake, the resulting tsunami, and the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant disaster

How to Become an International Disaster Volunteer

Author : Michael Noone
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 0128045086
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)

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Book Synopsis How to Become an International Disaster Volunteer by : Michael Noone

Download or read book How to Become an International Disaster Volunteer written by Michael Noone and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2017-02-27 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Become an International Disaster Volunteer discusses the immense value an experienced water systems engineer, trauma surgeon, or communications specialist could bring to a disaster stricken community, while also explaining how their professional educations do not prepare them for the logistical, psychological, and physical demands of traveling to, and functioning in, an international catastrophe with little water or electricity, limited sleep and food, a chaotic working environment, and with team members from diverse backgrounds and with different personalities. This book provides a step-by-step guide for the entire process, including self-evaluating tactics, fitness measurements for volunteering, how to research disaster relief organizations, how to gain appropriate training and applicable experiences, the best practices during deployments, and the personal recovery process upon returning home. Each chapter focuses on one aspect of the progression, but also includes case studies of disasters, profiles of relief organizations, and checklists for each stage. Presents tactics from an emergency manager who has extensive international disaster volunteer experience Includes proven strategies that will help readers stand out to organizations Provides practical advice on how to prepare for chaotic disaster conditions

Disaster Volunteers

Author : Brenda Phillips
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 0128138475
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)

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Download or read book Disaster Volunteers written by Brenda Phillips and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2020-01-23 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volunteer work can make a difference to those harmed by natural, technological, and human-induced disasters if it is done well. Disaster Volunteers provides readers with information on why people volunteer, the benefits gained by volunteers and recipients, and how to leverage such good will. Learning from a variety of past disasters, readers will gain realistic insights into the challenges of disaster contexts. Equipped with evidence-based best practices, Dr. Phillips organizes and illustrates necessary steps to recruit, train, manage, reward, and retain volunteers throughout the life cycle of disasters. This important resource walks both organizations and individuals through the entire process of volunteer engagement from recruiting and training to managing as well as rewarding and retaining volunteers and provides an engaging and informative set of useful and evidence-based chapters. Disaster Volunteers fills an existing gap in books on volunteer disaster management by incorporating research, generating sound recommendations, grounding ideas in a disaster context, and offering an inviting set of examples from which readers can learn. Includes sample materials for use by emergency managers, emergency managers, civic and faith-based organizations Provides case studies offering first-hand experiences that help bring the content to life Includes stepwise advice to recruit, train, and retain a diverse set of disaster volunteers

Healing Katrina

Author : Timothy H. Warneka
Publisher : Asogomi Pub International
ISBN 13 : 0976862778
Total Pages : 2 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (768 download)

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Download or read book Healing Katrina written by Timothy H. Warneka and published by Asogomi Pub International. This book was released on 2007 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could you head off alone to help with one of the biggest disasters in the U.S. history? That's exactly what first-time volunteer Tim Warneka did! Working with a national disaster relief organization, Warneka was assigned to the coastline of Southern Mississippi--right where Katrina came ashore. The only book of its kind, Warneka's emotionally honest, moving account lets you experience what it's like to be on the front lines of a national emergency!

Disaster Recovery

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (931 download)

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Download or read book Disaster Recovery written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide features resources and organization that are helping coordinate volunteers and donations in the recovery effort from the South Carolina 2015 flood disaster.

Countering Violent Extremism Through Public Health Practice

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309453658
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (94 download)

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Book Synopsis Countering Violent Extremism Through Public Health Practice by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Download or read book Countering Violent Extremism Through Public Health Practice written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Countering violent extremism consists of various prevention and intervention approaches to increase the resilience of communities and individuals to radicalization toward violent extremism, to provide nonviolent avenues for expressing grievances, and to educate communities about the threat of recruitment and radicalization to violence. To explore the application of health approaches in community-level strategies to countering violent extremism and radicalization, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a public workshop in September 2016. Participants explored the evolving threat of violent extremism and radicalization within communities across America, traditional versus health-centered approaches to countering violent extremism and radicalization, and opportunities for cross-sector and interdisciplinary collaboration and learning among domestic and international stakeholders and organizations. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

All Hands

Author : David Campbell
Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
ISBN 13 : 1632990636
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (329 download)

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Download or read book All Hands written by David Campbell and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Campbell's personal and professional life changed course in the wake of the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 26, 2004. A chance remark to a friend about the tragedy led his companion to reveal that he had dined, just a week prior to the tsunami, on a hotel patio where everyone had been killed. "In that moment," Campbell remembers, "a faraway event was brought much closer." That meeting launched Campbell into action. After researching travel and lodging, he packed everything he thought he would need in a major disaster zone and boarded a plane to Thailand. But his most important asset was his vast network of friends in the technology industry and his decades of experience in businesses management. His colleagues and friends wanted to help and he wanted to help them do it. Campbell didn't realize it at the time but he had stumbled on the key elements of what would become All Hands Volunteers, an entirely new kind of disaster relief organization: his own credibility, creative use of the Internet to make connections, and most importantly, the immeasurable power of "being there." ALL HANDS: THE EVOLUTION OF A VOLUNTEER-POWERED DISASTER RESPONSE ORGANIZATION shares the story of how, over the past ten years, Campbell and thousands of dedicated volunteers have personally and profoundly impacted the lives of people reeling in the wake of natural disaster.

Blood, Sweat and Tears

Author : Michele Turk
Publisher : James Currey
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Blood, Sweat and Tears written by Michele Turk and published by James Currey. This book was released on 2006 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Blood, Sweat and Tears: An Oral History of the American Red Cross, is the story of the modern-day Red Cross told through the voices of twenty-nine current and former Red Cross paid and volunteer staff from all parts of the country. The stories range from that of a World War II veteran who credits the Red Cross packages with keeping him alive when he was a POW in Germany to Americans who became heroes simply because they signed up for a Red Cross course and were later able to save a life, to volunteers who spent an intense year in Vietnam cheering up soldiers. We hear from the staffer who pulled people from an automobile before the medics arrive; the mom who saved a neighbor's child when he was drowning; the nurse who took off from her job to go half-way around the world to distribute food and supplies to victims of the tsunami that struck the day after Christmas 2004."--BOOK JACKET.

Disaster Mental Health Services

Author : Bruce H. Young
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Disaster Mental Health Services written by Bruce H. Young and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ways to Help After a Natural Disaster

Author : Laya Saul
Publisher : Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1612281273
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (122 download)

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Book Synopsis Ways to Help After a Natural Disaster by : Laya Saul

Download or read book Ways to Help After a Natural Disaster written by Laya Saul and published by Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of people are affected by natural disasters each year. Even in those hardest of times, there is a chance to help rebuild in positive ways. After a big loss, people may feel completely alone; but when good people step forward to come together, to lend a hand and a smile, hope shines through and brings healing to the darkest places. Starting with emergency preparedness, Ways to Help After a Natural Disaster is filled with ideas of how you can help people and communities repair and heal after a natural disaster.

Just People: Disaster Relief Volunteers Share Their Stories

Author : Anthony Jackson
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 9781387395521
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (955 download)

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Book Synopsis Just People: Disaster Relief Volunteers Share Their Stories by : Anthony Jackson

Download or read book Just People: Disaster Relief Volunteers Share Their Stories written by Anthony Jackson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-11-25 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disaster relief volunteers share their accounts of helping others.

Building Back Better

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9241564571
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (415 download)

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Download or read book Building Back Better written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2013 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In spite of their tragic nature, and notwithstanding the human suffering they create, emergency situations are also opportunities to build better mental health care. The surge of aid, combined with sudden, focused attention on the mental health of the population, creates unparalleled opportunities to transform mental health care for the long term. By publishing this information, the World Health Organization ensures that those faced with emergencies do not miss the opportunity for mental health reform. Emergencies are not only mental health tragedies, but also powerful catalysts for achieving sustainable mental health care in affected communities. We do not know where the next major emergency will be, but we do know that those affected will have the opportunity to build back better. Reading this publication is an excellent way to prepare for and respond to that eventuality. The ten cases that form the core of this report show how it can be done. Early commitment towards a longer-term perspective for mental health reform is key to success. The report summarizes lessons learned and key overlapping practices emerging from these experiences.

Reflections of a Volunteer - Disaster Relief in New Orleans, Gulf Coast, Peru and Galveston

Author : Hans-Joachim W. Oppe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780615272146
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (721 download)

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Download or read book Reflections of a Volunteer - Disaster Relief in New Orleans, Gulf Coast, Peru and Galveston written by Hans-Joachim W. Oppe and published by . This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Author is a disaster relief volunteer with The Salvation Army Emergency Services. He experienced firsthand that helping victims of major disasters is a transforming experience. His work as a volunteer gave him a fresh perspective on life. The book reflects on his impressions during assignments following hurricanes in New Orleans, the Gulf Coast, and on Galveston Island as well as a major earthquake in Peru. The reader will be able to visualize the human suffering and the economical consequences of natural disasters through the Author's many illuminating color photos.

Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309316227
Total Pages : 535 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-09-10 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the devastation that follows a major disaster, there is a need for multiple sectors to unite and devote new resources to support the rebuilding of infrastructure, the provision of health and social services, the restoration of care delivery systems, and other critical recovery needs. In some cases, billions of dollars from public, private and charitable sources are invested to help communities recover. National rhetoric often characterizes these efforts as a "return to normal." But for many American communities, pre-disaster conditions are far from optimal. Large segments of the U.S. population suffer from preventable health problems, experience inequitable access to services, and rely on overburdened health systems. A return to pre-event conditions in such cases may be short-sighted given the high costs - both economic and social - of poor health. Instead, it is important to understand that the disaster recovery process offers a series of unique and valuable opportunities to improve on the status quo. Capitalizing on these opportunities can advance the long-term health, resilience, and sustainability of communities - thereby better preparing them for future challenges. Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters identifies and recommends recovery practices and novel programs most likely to impact overall community public health and contribute to resiliency for future incidents. This book makes the case that disaster recovery should be guided by a healthy community vision, where health considerations are integrated into all aspects of recovery planning before and after a disaster, and funding streams are leveraged in a coordinated manner and applied to health improvement priorities in order to meet human recovery needs and create healthy built and natural environments. The conceptual framework presented in Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters lays the groundwork to achieve this goal and provides operational guidance for multiple sectors involved in community planning and disaster recovery. Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters calls for actions at multiple levels to facilitate recovery strategies that optimize community health. With a shared healthy community vision, strategic planning that prioritizes health, and coordinated implementation, disaster recovery can result in a communities that are healthier, more livable places for current and future generations to grow and thrive - communities that are better prepared for future adversities.

The Third Wave

Author : Alison Thompson
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0679604928
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (796 download)

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Download or read book The Third Wave written by Alison Thompson and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alison Thompson, a filmmaker living in New York City, was enjoying Christmas with her boyfriend in 2004 when she saw the news reports online: a 9.3 magnitude earthquake had struck the sea near Indonesia, triggering a massive tsunami that hit much of southern Asia. As she watched the death toll climb, Thompson had one thought: She had to go help. A few years earlier, she had spent eight months volunteering at Ground Zero after 9/11. She’d learned then that when disaster strikes, it’s not just the firemen and Red Cross who are needed—every single person can make a difference. With $300 in cash, some basic medical supplies, and a vague idea that she’d go wherever she was needed, Thompson headed to Sri Lanka. Along with a small team of volunteers, she settled in a coastal town that had been hit especially hard and began tending to people’s injuries, giving out food and water, playing games with the children, collecting dead bodies, and helping rebuild the local school and homes that had been destroyed. Thompson had intended to stay for two weeks; she ended up staying for fourteen months. She and her team helped start new businesses and set up the first tsunami early-warning center in Sri Lanka, which continues to save lives today. The Third Wave tells the inspiring story of how volunteering changed Thompson’s life. It begins with her first real introduction to disaster relief after 9/11 and ends with her more recent efforts in Haiti, where she has helped create and run, with Sean Penn, an internally-displaced-person camp and field hospital for more than 65,000 Haitians who lost their homes in the 2010 earthquake. In The Third Wave, Thompson provides an invaluable inside glimpse into what really happens on the ground after a disaster—and a road map for what anyone can do to help. As Alison Thompson shows, with some resilience, a healthy sense of humor, and the desire to make a difference, we all have what it takes to change the world for the better.