Emergency Preparedness and Response
Selected Research, Commentary and Congressional Testimony
Human Side of Katrina Recovery Still Needs Work — Oct. 19, 2009
Four years after Hurricane Katrina, many people in the Gulf Coast region are still "just surviving," struggling with the economic devastation and the physical and psychological toll of these kinds of disasters, write Anita Chandra and Joie Acosta.
Commentary
Population and Aging Research Area
Five Questions President Obama Should Ask in His Visit to New Orleans — Oct. 14, 2009
The federal government has spent about $140 billion responding to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the Gulf Coast now needs more money for hurricane and flood protection and for coastal restoration. But we still haven't properly evaluated whether our money was spent wisely, writes Melissa Flournoy.
CommentaryPublic Safety Research Area
A National Agenda for Public Health Systems Research on Emergency Preparedness — Aug. 17, 2009
Improving public health emergency preparedness tops the national agenda but has been hindered by the lack of real-world situations to learn from. The Federal Government, therefore, asked RAND to facilitate the development of a research agenda that would expand the evidence base upon which preparedness policies are based.
Full DocumentPublic Safety Research Area
Public Health Preparedness and Response to Chemical and Radiological Incidents — Aug. 6, 2009
One under-examined area of public health emergency preparedness concerns incidents involving the release of chemical or radiological substances, which can have serious public health consequences. This report focuses on the roles of the public health service in emergency preparedness and its response to such incidents.
Full DocumentPublic Safety Research Area
U.S. Households Are Coping with the Economic Downturn by Helping Each Other Financially — Jun. 5, 2009
One way that U.S. households are coping with the global economic downturn is by reaching out to each other via financial help, according to recent survey results, which also reveal that many more households are giving financial help than receiving it and that help most frequently flows from parents to children.
Full DocumentPopulation and Aging Research Area
Swine Flu: A Real Security Threat — Apr. 30, 2009
In the rush of constant news updates on swine flu, we must recognize that controlling the spread of this disease is not simply a health concern but also one of national security. And in today's globalized world, the spread of swine flu has become not just a U.S. national security threat but every country's national security threat, writes Melinda Moore.
CommentaryNational Security Research Area
Obama, Congress Can Improve FEMA, Homeland Security — Dec. 21, 2008
In his campaign, President-elect Barack Obama pledged to rebuild the Gulf Coast — one of the country's most wounded, yet economically strategic, regions. To keep this laudable promise, he will need to make a sustained commitment not only to a national disaster recovery plan, but also a comprehensive economic development strategy for the Gulf Coast, writes Melissa Flournoy.
CommentaryTransportation and Infrastructure Research Area
National Preparedness Month: Lynn Davis on Individual Response Actions to Terrorist Attacks — Sep. 19, 2008
Individual preparedness is an important element of our nation's strategy for homeland security. Lynn E. Davis examines a scenario-driven approach that provides a rigorous way to identify actions-linked specifically to terrorist attacks-individuals can take to protect their health and safety.
View the VideoTerrorism and Homeland Security Research Area
Change Choices, Not Conversation — Aug. 24, 2008
Too often we talk only about the ongoing challenges facing education, health care, transportation and economic development across the Gulf South — Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.... We need to determine new ways to work together across state lines to focus on solutions that will benefit the entire region, writes Melissa Flournoy.
CommentaryTransportation and Infrastructure Research Area
Displaced New Orleans Residents Survey: Where Are Hurricane Katrina Victims Now? — Jul. 16, 2008
The new Displaced New Orleans Residents Survey (DNORS) is designed to examine the current location, well-being, and plans of people who lived in the City of New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005.
Read MorePopulation and Aging Research Area
Concrete Closets Under Manufactured Homes Could Save Lives — Feb. 23, 2008
Tornado deaths and injuries are the predictable result of poorly conceived construction patterns that threaten to reverse the benefits that have resulted from advanced storm warning and forecasting capabilities, writes Charles Meade.
CommentaryPublic Safety Research Area
Victims of Terrorism Have Significant Influence on Policy and Legislation — Nov. 20, 2007
Since September 11, 2001, organized groups of families and friends have emerged to become a powerful voice in U.S. counterterrorist policy and legislation. These groups have been successful in establishing the 9/11 Commission and implementing its most important recommendations.
Full DocumentTerrorism and Homeland Security Research Area
Katrina Proved We Must Do Better Job of Protecting Our Protectors — Aug. 13, 2007
Protecting our [emergency] protectors is more than just the right thing to do; it is critical to maintaining America's capability to respond to future disasters, writes Brian A. Jackson.
CommentaryPublic Safety Research Area
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