Low-income immigrant Latinos are particularly vulnerable to disasters because they are both ill-prepared and disproportionately affected. Disaster preparedness programs that are culturally appropriate must be developed and tested. To develop such a program, we conducted 12 focus groups with low-income immigrant Latinos to understand their perceptions and understanding of disaster preparedness, ...

The Y2K threat provides an excellent case study of organizational perception of and adjustment to risks. Utilizing qualitative data collected from focus group interviews with thirteen health care organizations, this paper examines hospital risk perception and preparedness for the Y2K computer problem. The potential for a date-specific failure of technological systems required hospitals to ident...

In 2016, a catastrophic earthquake with magnitude of 6.5 devastated Pidie Jaya Regency. This shallow earthquake, centered on the land, killed 104 people and displaced tens thousands. study aimed to measure relationship between disaster knowledge attitudes community, their preparedness in Bandar Dua District, 250 villagers Gampong Ulee Glee, Pelakan Cibrek, Peulakan Tunong, Paya Keude Glee parti...

Earthquake is frequent disasters in Indonesia, and children or students are a group that vulnerable to becoming victims. Preparedness one of the efforts can be made anticipate losses due disasters, which through education. However, educational methods related preparedness carried out for still little identified. This literature review aims identify improve earthquake disaster preparedness, espe...

The ShakeOut Scenario assessed earth-science impacts, physical damage, and socioeconomic impacts of a hypothetical M7.8 southern San Andreas Fault earthquake. Among many detailed studies were special studies of 12 lifelines, 7 of which were performed by panels of employees of the utilities at risk. Panels met for four hours. Panelists were presented with the scenario’s earth science impacts and...

Earthquakes have strong negative impacts on the development of global economic society. Fortunately, these can be reduced through earthquake-preparedness behaviors. However, existing studies mostly focus driving factors disaster-preparedness behaviors among urban residents, while few consider such rural residents. Based survey data earthquake-prone settlements in China, this study uses probit m...

Military, governmental, and civilian agencies routinely respond to disasters around the world, including large-scale mass casualty events such as the earthquake in Pakistan in 2005, Hurricane Katrina in the United States in 2005, and the earthquake in Haiti in 2010. Potential exists for improved coordination of medical response between civilian and military sectors and for the creation of a pla...