@preptalks

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Why should we think about #socialcapital when we are looking at #disasters and #crises? I try to tackle this question in my @preptalks fema.gov/blog/preptalks-dr-d…
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During #shocks, why do #socialties matter? I try to explain it in this @fema @preptalks youtube.com/watch?v=z7A8m0zQ… @MoreheadCain @Resilience_NU @AbeFellowship @MansfieldFDN
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Why should we care about #socialcapital in #disasters? youtube.com/watch?v=z7A8m0zQ…

PrepTalks: Dr. Daniel Aldrich "Social Capital in Disaster Mitigation...

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Listen and Learn about Access and Functional Needs (Whole Community Focus) Take 40 minutes to view...you will be glad you did. @preptalks @fema @AHEPP1 @FamilyVoices @ComplexChildMag @emweeklyrpt @EMSCImprovement @NACCHOalerts @NAEMT_ @EMS1 @TheWRAPEM youtube.com/watch?v=HpA5tVyT…
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@fema25 Mar 2020
In our latest #PrepTalks, Dr. Sophia B. Liu explains how leveraging digital volunteers to crowdsource useful, trustworthy, and actionable information from social media during times of crisis could benefit emergency managers across the country. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=IAbLbJKt…
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Replying to @WHO @DrTedros @WHOWPRO @WHOSEARO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOAFRO
"We must remember that these are people, not numbers. More important than the declaration of a public health emergency are the committee’s recommendations for preventing the spread of the #2019nCoV virus and ensuring a measured and evidence-based response"-@DrTedros
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.@FEMA presents @JanRPeelen in a @preptalks discussion on "Living with Water: How the Netherlands Prevents Flood Disasters." fema.gov/preptalks #flooding #watermanagement
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@WIRED29 Sep 2019
September is Emergency Preparedness Month. And while all your planning for gear is important, who's going to chop through your floor when you're trapped in the basement? We're all going to need friends (and their skills) during an emergency. wired.trib.al/NRlfDUJ
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NPS-CHDS@npsCHDS23 Sep 2019
@npsCHDS alumnus David Kaufman, VP and Director of Safety & Security at @CNAStech, presented on the topic of Future Evolutions in Emergency Management at the @fema @preptalks Symposium in Washington, DC. fema.gov/media-library-data/…
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CrowdsourceEM.org is maintained by volunteers @IAEMRegion1. We are proud to see it showcased at #preptalks! It was released earlier this year in Burlington, MA at the Region 1 Crowdsourcing Workshop in partnership with @femaregion1 – at Nashua, NH
IAEM@iaem19 Sep 2019
CrowdsourceEM.org provides tools for emergency managers. Prepare to use these to gather data during disasters. Per Dr. Sophia Liu @usgs #preptalks #iAEM
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“We are all experts in preparedness; we just need a framework to organize our thoughts.” Great points made by Aaron Titus about how to use community centric approaches to work together to accomplish individual missions! #preptalks @preptalks
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Aaron Titus's final words, "Let the community lead." @preptalks #preptalks
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IAEM@iaem19 Sep 2019
VOAD works disasters using the 4C and 4R (in order of importance in pic) principles. We can all learn from this. @aarontitus #preptalks #iaem
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IAEM@iaem19 Sep 2019
Most of our daily decisions are based on intuitive thinking. In low probability high consequence events, we tend to use deliberative thinking and not that well noted Dr. Kunreuther @Wharton #preptalks. #iaem
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Interested in learning more about "The Ostrich Paradox - Why We Underprepare for Disasters" by the Risk Center's Co-Directors Robert Meyer and Howard Kunreuther? Check it out on @WhartonDigital - whr.tn/2mlNYG0
PrepTalks@preptalks19 Sep 2019
Up next is Dr. Howard Kunreuther, author of “The Ostrich Paradox” discussing why people underprepare for disasters.
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Carolyn Kousky and Howard Kunreuther are representing the Risk Center today in DC today to participate in @fema's @preptalks! Check out the full program of excellent speakers here: bit.ly/2kVex4t #riskmanagement #disasterinsurance
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IAEM@iaem19 Sep 2019
The afternoon session of #preptalks is beginning with Dr. Howard Kunreuther from @Wharton to discuss Why People Underprepared for Disasters. #iaem
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Water attaché @JanRPeelen has three key words for US water management: #flexibility, #sustainability, and #solidarity. #PrepTalks @PrepTalks
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“Imagine a world with no (flood) insurance.” Netherlands ended their program after 1953 floods, says Jan Peelen from Embassy of the #Netherlands @preptalks. Instead, they invest in long-term #resilience. Could that ever work here? #floodinsurance
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IAEM@iaem19 Sep 2019
In the Netherlands, citizens can use the Will I Flood app provided by Gov’t to determine their risk. @JanRPeelen #preptalks #iAEM #floods
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