RAND: Emergency Preparedness and Response2009-10-19T15:39:00ZCopyright (c) 2007-2008, The RAND Corporation
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RAND Corporationurn:uuid:09822832-F6D5-11DD-8200-12D538788F35Preparing for the Psychological Consequences Following Large-Scale Emergenciesurn:uuid:12797B1C-A2A2-11DC-AEA0-193339788F352008-12-31T03:00:00Z2008-12-31T03:00:00ZNew training manuals provide a curricula that can be used to train hospital and clinic staff as well as department of mental health staff on how to prepare for and respond to the psychological consequences of large-scale disasters.Better Efforts Needed to Track, Prevent Career-Ending Injuries Among Public Safety Workersurn:uuid:879612BE-B63A-11DD-BFA4-4DC038788F352008-12-18T03:00:00Z2008-12-18T03:00:00ZNon-fatal injuries to police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and other public safety workers are common, but little is done to track these incidents in order to improve prevention efforts.The Problem of Measuring Emergency Preparedness: How Reliable Should Our Response Systems Be?urn:uuid:863ACE30-B56A-11DD-AC8C-4DC038788F352008-12-01T03:00:00Z2008-12-01T03:00:00ZDecisionmakers today largely assess emergency preparedness and homeland security "in the rear view mirror," looking at performance in actual events and responding to perceived failures. While real-world experience is important, better ways to assess preparedness prospectively will lead to better choices as to how and where to strengthen it.Recommended Infrastructure Standards for Mass Antibiotic Dispensingurn:uuid:AA02FC8A-8FEE-11DD-AE1A-99E238788F352008-10-10T03:00:00Z2008-10-10T03:00:00ZIn order to ensure that the U.S. government is able to dispense antibiotics and other life-saving medical countermeasures to large populations under short timelines in the case of a large-scale public health emergency, this report recommends standards for points of dispensing that are designed to apply to widely divergent jurisdictions.National Preparedness Month: Lynn Davis on Individual Response Actions to Terrorist Attacksurn:uuid:B735A34A-8E2B-11DD-A514-58C038788F352008-09-19T03:00:00Z2008-09-19T03:00:00ZIndividual 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.Change Choices, Not Conversationurn:uuid:843E9704-738B-11DD-9FFA-58C038788F352008-08-24T03:00:00Z2008-08-24T03:00:00ZToo 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.Displaced New Orleans Residents Survey: Where Are Hurricane Katrina Victims Now?urn:uuid:6B1EAC02-5345-11DD-811B-0CC138788F352008-07-16T03:00:00Z2008-07-16T03:00:00ZThe 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.Long, Unpredictable Delays Found in Louisiana `The Road Home' Grants to Homeownersurn:uuid:7284A288-1D37-11DD-A068-E1BD38788F352008-05-27T03:00:00Z2008-05-27T03:00:00ZLouisiana homeowners who sought federally-funded grants through “The Road Home” program for homes damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have had to wait more than eight months on average to receive grants.Concrete Closets Under Manufactured Homes Could Save Livesurn:uuid:7C5FCE76-F786-11DC-AC0B-E1BD38788F352008-02-23T03:00:00Z2008-02-23T03:00:00ZTornado 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.Live Operators Crucial for Public Health Department Disease-Reporting Hotlinesurn:uuid:BA714A28-B947-11DC-B4D8-C5EE38788F352008-01-02T03:00:00Z2008-01-02T03:00:00ZPublic health departments that staff disease-reporting hotlines with live operators at all times are more likely to meet federal guidelines designed to help stop the spread of infectious diseases.A Framework for Planning Cost-Effective Rail Security Against a Terrorist Attackurn:uuid:1353D1FE-A2A2-11DC-AEA0-193339788F352007-12-11T03:00:00Z2007-12-11T03:00:00ZU.S. communities depend on reliable, safe, and secure rail systems, but such systems are vulnerable to terrorist attack. A framework developed for rail security planners and policymakers can help guide cost-effective plans to secure their rail systems from attacks.Evidence-Based Planning Will Be Critical to a Successful 2012 London Olympicsurn:uuid:6C290248-7E6E-11DC-AC90-E2BD38788F352007-11-28T03:00:00Z2007-11-28T03:00:00ZPlanning a successful Olympics in London in 2012 will require organizers to learn from the successes and problems of past games in the areas of transportation, infrastructure and security.An Economic Redevelopment Plan for New Orleansurn:uuid:804294CE-9CE6-11DC-AA82-E2BD38788F352007-11-28T03:00:00Z2007-11-28T03:00:00ZNew Orleans should craft a comprehensive economic redevelopment plan that combines public- and private-sector funding with a centralized structure. Total operating costs could run between $2 million and $3 million per year.Victims of Terrorism Have Significant Influence on Policy and Legislationurn:uuid:F3FDA172-92E8-11DC-9932-E2BD38788F352007-11-20T03:00:00Z2007-11-20T03:00:00ZSince 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.Natural Disaster Research Could Help Reduce Economic Lossesurn:uuid:368C4E8C-4388-11DB-808F-A8201D4D57CE2007-10-25T03:00:00Z2007-10-25T03:00:00ZThe nation may be able to reduce losses from disasters such as wildfires and floods if more research focused on how to protect people, buildings and infrastructure.Mental Health Risks for Residents Displaced by Wildfiresurn:uuid:69B68510-44FF-11DC-BFAF-5D73D9109DDE2007-10-25T03:00:00Z2007-10-25T03:00:00ZResidents who have been displaced by the wildfires may experience serious mental health problems. Up to one-third of the residents displaced by the San Diego area fires in 2003 showed symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder and major depression three months later.Schools Not Sustaining Mental Health Aid to Children Displaced by Hurricane Katrinaurn:uuid:0903E372-7743-11DC-A8F9-5BBE38788F352007-10-18T03:00:00Z2007-10-18T03:00:00ZDespite strong initial efforts to support the mental health needs of students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many schools have not been able to fulfill students' mental health needs over the long term.Repair and Replacement of Affordable Housing Lags in Mississippi's Post-Katrina Recoveryurn:uuid:4F440544-6B9D-11DC-B1F5-EFBD38788F352007-09-27T03:00:00Z2007-09-27T03:00:00ZWhile construction permits have been issued for approximately 60 percent of the housing damaged by Hurricane Katrina, repair and replacement of multi-unit housing significantly lags behind repair and replacement of single-family homes in three coastal counties in Mississippi heavily damaged by the hurricane.Katrina Proved We Must Do Better Job of Protecting Our Protectorsurn:uuid:9C3A9E28-4A67-11DC-BF85-5D73D9109DDE2007-08-13T03:00:00Z2007-08-13T03:00:00ZProtecting 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.Lessons Learned from the Army's Response to Hurricane Katrinaurn:uuid:1739E2DE-F98A-11DB-BBC8-B2A96D6218A82007-06-04T18:00:00Z2007-06-04T18:00:00ZThe U.S. Army should change the way it plans for domestic emergencies to better support state and local first responders.