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It is a scenario that all preppers ponder and fear: a major disaster or incident has resulted in a situation where law and order have broken down, one where the professional protectors and watchmen that keep our enemies at bay and criminal elements under close watch lose their cohesion or direction and stop functioning as…
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The safety of our patients, associates and physicians is our top priority. We have highly trained infection prevention practitioners who closely follow the guidelines of the CDC and the local public health department. Our hospitals manage infectious disease on a regular basis and maintain isolation rooms. Learn more on our FAQ page or patient updates,…
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Connecticut State Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Most Popular Programs and Services Featured Links Commissioner James C. RovellaThe Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) is charged with developing, administering, and coordinating a comprehensive and integrated statewide emergency management and homeland security program that encompasses all human-made and natural hazards, and includes…
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A Picture of Maternal HealthThe Helping Mothers Survive Secretariat aims to ensure that women and newborns worldwide receive high-quality care by equipping health professionals with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed.Get to know your HMS SecretariatJhpiego leads a consortium of global partners to provide and promote HMS as an evidence-based suite of learning…
Read moreWe think about time, so we look inside ourselves, only to find inner turmoil. We need to soften the edges and blur the landscape. We need to relax and be peaceful, to create freely, not to fear life but to embrace it. We are the weird, the wonderful, the bizarre, the left of centre. We…
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Want to receive updates as soon as they are released?Subscribe to our newsletter » The CDC is responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel (new) coronavirus that has now been detected internationally, including in the United States. View latest info » Atlantic hurricane season officially starts June 1 and ends Nov. 30. If…
Read moreThe process of developing and implementing emergency response plans for States, Tribes, and child welfare agencies is complex. The resources on these pages are intended to help States and jurisdictions in developing comprehensive disaster preparedness plans and responding to emergencies quickly and effectively to protect children and families. The resources are organized by preparedness (before…
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Emergencies and disasters happen frequently in Pennsylvania. While there is often a loss of property and economic impacts, the public health and medical consequences of disasters can be life threatening. Through the department’s Bureau of Emergency Preparedness and Response (BEPR), we work to respond and help protect public health. The bureau functions as our principle preparedness and…
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To enhance emergency preparedness within the multilateral humanitarian system, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) has developed the Emergency Response Preparedness (ERP) approach, which was adopted for field testing in August 2015. The approach is based on a review of relief operations over the past decade and enables the humanitarian community to proactively prepare for crises…
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Since the beginning of human history, people have understood that the Sun is a central part of life as we know it. It’s importance to countless mythological and cosmological systems across the globe is a testament to this. But as our understand of it matured, we came to learn that the Sun was here long…
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