Mar 11

Earthquakes, fires, floods. Natural disasters come in all shapes and sizes. If one hits your community, will you be ready? Do you understand the systems in place to respond to these disasters and ensure the health and safety of your community? Join noted experts Dr. John Blossom and infectious disease specialist Dr. Christian Sandrock as they talk with health care providers and disaster response experts about how to respond when a natural disaster strikes.

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Series: Disaster preparedness for Health Professionals [10/2009] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 15029]

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Mar 5

Emergency aid funded by Plan donors is reaching victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Plan has provided 1,500 families with food every day since the quake struck and a shipment of vital Plan aid – including 4,000 tents and more than 300 survival kits – is now being distributed across the Jacmel area in south Haiti.

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Feb 15

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Feb 13

The third phase of Habitat’s recovery plan in response to the Haiti earthquake will be replacing destroyed homes using a core house model. For more info on this core house design, visit http://www.habitat.org/disaster/active_programs/Core_houses.aspx#P0_0.

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Feb 6

Disaster relief is crucial in the short time after a disaster. World Concern and Operation Blessing are providing disaster relief for immediate needs to people in Haiti through emergency food distribution. All of this is an effort to keep families alive.

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Learn more at: http://disasters.worldconcern.org

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Feb 6

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Jan 30

News coverage of Tad Agoglia’s disaster Recovery Solutions, First Response Team in Des Arc, AR.

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Dec 25

Keith reports on the flooding in the Midwest and the response by the Bush administration and McCain and Obama campaigns. Rachel Maddow weighs in.

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Dec 17

In May 2008 a cyclone killed 2,5 million people in Myanmar and destroyed most of the countrys infrastructure. The disaster Response Team of DHL went to Myanmar and helped to distribute relief supplies.

This time, Chris Weeks (Director, Humanitarian Affairs Deutsche Post DHL) is taking you for a walk across the extemporaneous warehouse for aid supplies in Rangun – three weeks after the cyclone stroke.

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DHL disaster response Teams help to handle, organize and distribute relief efforts in crisis regions. South Asia Earthquake, Hurricane Katrina, Indian Ocean Tsunami DHL supports the international communitys humanitarian missions all over the world.

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Dec 13

Hands On disaster response (HODR), a volunteer-driven 501(c)3 nonprofit organization,announced the launch of a volunteer project to help the devastated Pisco province of Peru recover and rebuild. A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Peru on August 15, killing over 500 people, interrupting schools,disrupting livelihoods, and destroying over 40,000 homes.

A HODR assessment team arrived in Peru August 20, 2007. After touring some of the region’s hardest-hit towns and populations, the team has identified a community where it can have a maximum impact. Over the next
few months, HODR volunteers will support the recovery efforts of Pisco through a variety of cleanup, rebuilding, and community development projects.

ABOUT: Hands On Disaster Response is a US-based, volunteer-driven,501(c) 3 nonprofit organization dedicated to timely disaster response and relief. HODR strives to provide hands-on relief to survivors of natural disasters with maximum speed and minimum bureaucracy. Our projects focus on applying volunteer resources and expertise to communities affected by natural disaster; projects typically focus on rebuilding and community development. Previous projects have included Thailand (2004 Southeast Asian Tsunami), USA (Hurricane Katrina), Indonesia (2006 Jogjakarta earthquake),and the Philippines (Typhoon Reming). Donations made to HODR are tax
deductible.

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