Helping Children And Adolescents Cope With Violence And Disasters in structures deep within the brain. In general, it is believed that the more direct the responses of children to natural and humanmade disasters I. Children's psychological http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/violence.cfm
Extractions: A booklet that describes the impact of violence and disasters on children and adolescents, with suggestions for minimizing long-term emotional harm. Date: 2001 What do you want to do? Read now Print this document E-mail to a friend Download the PDF file ... Browse all health information Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters TraumaâWhat Is It? How Children and Adolescents React to Trauma Helping the Child or Adolescent Trauma Survivor Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ... References Helping young people avoid or overcome emotional problems in the wake of violence or disaster is one of the most important challenges a parent, teacher, or mental health professional can face. The National Institute of Mental Health and other Federal agencies are working to address the issue of assisting children and adolescents who have been victims of or witnesses to violent and/or catastrophic events. The purpose of this fact sheet is to tell what is known about the impact of violence and disasters on children and adolescents and suggest steps to minimize long-term emotional harm. Research has shown that both adults and children who experience catastrophic events show a wide range of reactions.
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Your Final Answer Page D. Where natural or humanmade disasters strike. 6. Which early Nazarene leaderfor a time held the dual role of general superintendent and executive http://www.nph.com/nphweb/html/htol/YFAarchive03-03.html
Extractions: Hint: The city is on the Snake River. Answer: B. Nampa, Idaho Opened in 1913, Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) is a liberal arts university with a current enrollment of approximately 1,380 traditional undergraduate and graduate students. Hint: The column helps us look at ourselves and laugh. Answer: A. In the Mirror Well-known humorists such as Martha Bolton and Chonda Pierce have contributed to this thought-provoking feature. Justine Knight, a favorite with Nazarenes, adds her wit to the column in 2003. Answer: D. Where natural or human-made disasters strike Crisis Care Kits (CCKs), assembled by local Nazarene Missions International members and distributed through Nazarene Disaster Response, provide basic hygiene supplies to people who are displaced or homeless due to disaster. In 2001, approximately 28,000 CCKs were sent to Ukraine, El Salvador, India, Peru, Belize, and the United States. Hint: The kit contains personal hygiene items such as a toothbrush and comb. Hint: Participants are urged to think on your feet, not on your seat.
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Extractions: State of Indiana Indiana has addressed a significant range of emergency planning issues, and more remains to be done. Collaboration with the Indiana State Department of Health recognized the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction (IDMHA) to begin assessing and planning for disaster recovery and response. These activities allowed the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction to participate in a pilot program sponsored by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) to utilize the Mental Health Planning Guidance for All-Hazards Disasters created by Dr. Brian Flynn. This program guidance, when finalized, will permit Indiana to develop a comprehensive disaster plan for local and state providers and systems. Dr. Brian Flynn, a former Assistant Surgeon General (USPHS, Ret.) and consultant contracted by the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction, developed an assessment instrument. In the United Stated of America, this instrument is the first of its kind used to assess Community Mental Health Centers readiness to respond to a disaster. Through this Indiana Disaster Mental Health Preparedness Assessment, the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction has identified the strengths and weaknesses of the public mental health system, in responding to natural and human-made disasters, and to terrorism and bioterrorism incidents as well.
Publications, National Mental Health Information Center This supplement to Mental Health Report of the Surgeon general discusses the directlyor indirectly by a full range of natural and humanmade disasters. http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/publications_browse.asp?ID=180&S
Extractions: Section IV C. Sustainable human settlements development in an urbanizing world 11. Disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness, and post-disaster rehabilitation capabilities 170. The impact on people and human settlements of natural and human-made disasters is becoming greater. Disasters are frequently caused by vulnerabilities created by human actions, such as uncontrolled or inadequately planned human settlements, lack of basic infrastructure and the occupation of disaster-prone areas. Armed conflicts also have consequences that affect human settlements and the country as a whole. Accordingly, both disasters and armed conflicts call for specific involvement and rehabilitation and reconstruction processes that may necessitate international involvement, at the request of the Government of the country concerned. The impact of such disasters and emergencies is especially severe in countries where prevention, preparedness, mitigation and response capacities are ineffective in dealing with such situations. Actions 172. In improving natural and human-made disaster prevention, preparedness, mitigation and response, Governments at the appropriate levels, including local authorities, and in close consultation and cooperation with such entities as insurance companies, non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, organized communities, and the academic, health and scientific community, should:
General Information occurrence in the natural or humanmade environment that disasters are often classifiedaccording to their speed of or according to their cause (natural or man http://www.ucrextension.net/sciences/emen/overview.html
Extractions: Overview Just a little background information. Part I This section will assist you in developing an awareness of the value of a structure within which to understand the problems which cause the need for emergency management in organizations. Review and examination of a wide range of hazards and risks and their actual or potential impact will further lead to conclusions about the need for emergency management. These factors will be addressed both generally and as they apply to your organization and community. By the end of this section, you should be able to: Indicate potential and actual hazards in your community or organization and draw conclusions about how some hazards may combine to create larger problems. Draw conclusions about the scope and importance of a hazard assessment in your organization or community.
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Extractions: The UN General Assembly passed resolution 49/152 December 23, 1994 on the International Youth Year in which it requested the Commission for Social Development at its 34th session to draft a programme of action for youth towards the year 2000 and beyond. Then, on December 14, 1990, the General Assembly passed resolution 45/103 requesting the Secretary General to prepare a draft world youth programme of action towards the year 2000 and beyond. This Programme of Action was adopted without vote and without reference to a Main Committee by the UN General Assembly December 14, 1995. It is a 24 page document. 4. UN General Assembly invites Member States to "include, whenever possible, youth representatives in their delegations to the General Assembly and other meetings of relevant United Nations bodies, with a view to stimulating the participation of young women and men in the implementation of the Programme of Action." 1. "The decade since the observance of International Youth Year: Participation, Development, Peace has been a period during which the world experienced fundamental political, economic and socio-cultural changes. These changes will inevitably affect at least the first decade of the twenty-first century as well.
General Science Resources Planet Earth, Get your fix of natural and humanmade disasters right here, alongwith the background you need to put news of our evolving planet in perspective. http://www.hickory.k12.nc.us/Sow/christensende/gscience.htm
Extractions: Expert A list of science experts that both teachers and students can ask questions of. Bill Nye the Science Guy Discovery Online Planet Earth Get your fix of natural and human-made disasters right here, along with the background you need to put news of our evolving planet in perspective. Click on map icons for disaster details. Energy Quest Learn about different types of energy and ways to conserve energy. There are many activities and games for kids at this site to try in class or at home. Extreme Science A site dealing with scientific records and the extremes in science including time, weather, space, earth science, the creature world, maps and atlases and the future of technology. This site includes links to other related sites as well. How Stuff Works This site answers questions about the way all kinds of things work from refrigerators to computers to the human body. You can even suggest a topic that you would like to see covered.
Expect The Unexpected - Emergency Preparedness Program different natural and humanmade disasters, eg, earthquakes curriculums related tonatural disasters, emergencies, and construed as a general recommendation of http://www.curriculum.org/csc/resources/expect.shtml
Extractions: Documents ... Links Representative of the Secretary-General on internally displaced persons Issues in focus " Who are internally displaced persons " What challenges do internally displaced persons face " What is the difference between an internally displaced person and a refugee " What rights do internally displaced persons have " Whose responsibility is it to protect and assist internally displaced persons " Where can I learn more Who are internally displaced persons? According to the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement , internally displaced persons (also known as "IDPs") are "persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or human-made disasters, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized border." What challenges do internally displaced persons face?
Extractions: In resolution 52/190 (1997) the General Assembly decided to hold a special session in the year 2001 for an overall review and appraisal of the implementation of the outcome of the UN Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II), which had taken place at Istanbul in 1996. The special session (commonly referred to as Istanbul+5), held from 6 to 8 June 2001, was a combination of plenary meetings and meetings of the Thematic Committee, the latter focussing on the two main Habitat Agenda themes: "adequate shelter for all" and "sustainable human settlements development in an urbanizing world". In the Declaration on Cities and Other Human Settlements in the New Millennium , governments stated that the Istanbul Declaration and the Habitat Agenda will remain the basic framework for sustainable human settlements development in the years to come. In renewing the commitments made at Habitat II, governments, inter alia reaffirmed that human beings are at the centre of concern for sustainable development and the basis for actions in implementing the Habitat Agenda;
Extractions: (advertisement) Home Specialties CME PDA ... Patient Education Articles Images CME Patient Education Advanced Search Link to this site Back to: eMedicine Specialties Emergency Medicine Emergency Medical Systems Last Updated: March 17, 2003 Rate this Article Email to a Colleague Synonyms and related keywords: disasters, natural disasters, catastrophe AUTHOR INFORMATION Section 1 of 9 Author Information Introduction To Disaster Planning: The Scope And Nature Of The Problem classifying Disasters Definitions And Terminology ... Bibliography Author: Jerry L Mothershead, MD , Senior Medical Consultant, Navy Medicine Office of Homeland Security; Physician Advisor, Medical Readiness and Response Group, Battelle Memorial Institute Jerry L Mothershead, MD, is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians , and National Association of EMS Physicians Editor(s): Dana A Stearns, MD , Assistant Director of Undergraduate Education, Assistant, Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Upcoming Conferences - Natural Hazards Center in many European countries, have heightened the general public awareness of threatsof global terrorism, as well as natural and humanmade disasters, it is http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/conf.html
Extractions: June 10, 2004 Conferences and Meetings may be Searched by Month June July August September ... Back to Top Long Island/New York City Emergency Management Conference Emergency Preparedness Planning: Public/Private Initiatives . Sponsors: Long Island Power Authority, New York State Emergency Management Office, New York City Office of Emergency Management, Nassau County Office of Emergency Management, and Suffolk County Office of Emergency Management. Melville, New York: June 2-3, 2004 . This conference will focus on public and private sector emergency preparedness, and will showcase emergency preparedness and planning initiatives that stress the importance of coordination and cooperation. Hurricane preparedness will be a central theme. For more information contact Catherine Lowenski, State Emergency Management Office, 1220 Washington Avenue Suite 101, Building 22, Albany, NY 12226-2251;(518) 457-9986; e-mail: catherine.lowenski@semo.state.ny.us
Natural Hazards Observer 703) 2956300; http//www.asce.org/conferences/structures2004/general.cfm. threatsof global terrorism, as well as natural and human-made disasters, it is http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/o/may04/may04e.html
Extractions: Next Page Table of Contents Below are the most recent conference announcements received by the Natural Hazards Center. A comprehensive list of hazards/disaster meetings is posted on our web site: http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/conf.html 2004 Conference on Response to Terrorism. Sponsor: University of Kansas Fire and Rescue Training Center. Kansas City, Kansas: May 10-12, 2004. This annual conference is geared toward personnel who may respond first to a terrorism incident. This includes law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services, emergency managers, public health employees, the military, and public works professionals. Break-out sessions include: terrorism risk assessment, weapons of mass destruction, hospital preparedness, and bioterrorism response. For more information, contact Shaun Coffey, University of Kansas, Continuing Education, Lawrence, KS 66045; (785) 864-9188; e-mail: shaunc@ku.edu http://www.kuce.org/fst/crt/index.html Third Southeast Asia Disaster Management Practitioners Workshop. Sponsors: Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Bangkok, Thailand: May 10-13, 2004. This workshop will address the expressed need for peer support for the operational and technical issues surrounding disaster risk management in Southeast Asia. Workshop registration information can be obtained from Vicky Diopenes, ADPC, P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, Thailand 12120; e-mail:
Extractions: Table of Contents p. 3 of 10 BACK NEXT Challenges of rebuilding From postconflict to reconstruction ... Rehabilitation and Reconstruction - ADB's Role in Afghanistan and the Region In the aftermath of World War II, reconstruction, initially of Europe, was facilitated by transferring resources from capital-surplus to capital-deficient countries. The World Bank was founded to facilitate this transfer. With restrictive capital flows and associated high risks, many postconflict countries were unable to attract the capital needed to finance their social and economic development. The four regional development banks were founded on the same principles, given the congruity of needs of postwar Europe and the newly independent countries of Africa, Asia, and later Eastern Europe. Throughout much of the postwar period, the operations of multilateral development banks (MDBs) were guided by their founding principle: provide finance for government-led investments in development projects. Over time, their operations evolved to include responding to emerging world challenges such as oil price shocks, natural disasters, and civil conflict.
They Said by war and conflict, poverty, starvation, natural and humanmade disasters andilliteracy Carmen Jarvis, Secretary-general of the National Commission of http://www.unesco.org/focus/newslett/newslet6.html
Extractions: They Said... The desire to preserve our heritage is in far greater proportion than our ability in terms of professional expertise. Thus, over the recent past, there would have been loss of valuable archaeological finds and even, perhaps, destruction of significant sites through greed or ignorance or both. In all circumstances then, the Bahamas covets UNESCO's experience and guidance in this area. Lolita Applewhaite, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture of Barbados In the new millennium we must find new arms in our fight against poverty, exclusion and illiteracy and new weaponry in our struggle for the achievement of the world peace and equality of opportunity for all.
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Extractions: There are currently around 37 million uprooted people in the world, forced to flee their homes and seek shelter elsewhere, usually because of war, economic or natural disasters. Of these, more than 22 million are internally displaced within their country and approximately 15 million are refugees, who have fled to another country.*
