Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Teens in a Toxic Environment: Lessons from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

07/08/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: University of Colorado at Boulder, Natural Hazards Center. Published: 7/8/2019. This report, part of the Research Counts: Children and Disasters Special Collection, discusses how environmental disasters can impact teens in ways both different and similar to how they impact adults, and details the results of interviews with teens after the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill closed beaches along the U.S. Gulf Coast. It describes the disruptions to family and peer connections, toxic contamination, and economic impacts that affected older children. (Text)

Evacuating Under Fire: Children with Special Healthcare Needs in Disaster

06/14/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: University of Colorado at Boulder, Natural Hazards Center. Published: 6/14/2019. This report, part of the Research Counts: Children and Disasters Special Collection, describes how planning for children with special healthcare needs and their families can help mitigate the negative impact of disasters. Emergency kits and emergency plans are necessary for all families, and especially important for families of children with these needs. The report also provides links to additional suggested tools. (Text)

Securing Recovery Needs for Build Back Better (BBB) by Linking Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) with Sectoral Breakdown of World Risk Index (WRI)

06/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). Published: 6/2019. This 34-page report describes a basic framework of the sectoral breakdown of the World Risk Index (WRI) as an initial step toward establishing a practical reference to guide disaster recovery needs for Build Back Better (BBB) in Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA). It discusses how, since BBB requires “reducing existing risk” or “increasing resilience of nations or communities,” WRI might be utilized as a reference tool to formulate valid disaster recovery needs for BBB. (PDF)

Making Effective Use of International and Transnational Policy Frameworks and National Policy Instruments to Implement the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

06/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). Published: 6/2019. This 27-page paper assesses the potential for a fuller range of local, national, and transnational policy, institutional, legislative, fiscal, and technical options to be used for disaster risk management to support the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction; help promote cross-border collaboration; and address the root causes of transboundary disaster risk. It provides recommendations to achieve these goals. (PDF)

Introduction: Children Count in Disasters

06/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: University of Colorado at Boulder, Natural Hazards Center. Published: 6/2019. This web page provides information about the Research Counts: Children and Disasters Special Collection, which was created in partnership between the Natural Hazards Center and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to bring recent research on children and disasters to a wide audience. The broader vision for the series is to share actionable research insights about the human dimensions of hazards preparedness and mitigation, as well as enduring lessons regarding disaster response and recovery. (Text)

Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities: Security Awareness for Soft Targets and Crowded Places

05/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Published: 5/2019. This Action Guide highlights potential warning signs, and response and mitigation strategies specific to an active shooter situation in a healthcare facility. It details Potential Indicators, What Should Healthcare Staff Do in Case of an Active Shooter?, and strategies for Physical Security, Access, Planning, and Personnel. (PDF)