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Managing a Worplace or an Organization After a Disaster
"A disaster such as an earthquake or hurricane creates unusual challenges for management. You and your staff may find yourselves suffering from its effects. Emotional stress, physical injury, bereavement, loss of property, and disruption of normal routines may limit the availability and energy of your work group. At the same time, the group may face new responsibilities--caring for its own members, and facilitating community recovery. Besides meeting customers' special needs for assistance following a disaster, personnel are often called on to support local authorities in providing community services. The following can help you structure your response. Much of the human suffering associated with a disaster happens after the event itself, and can be mitigated by effective management."
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
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Disaster Related Deaths and Infection: Truth, Myth, or In-Between: Health Considerations of Human Remains in the Disaster Setting
"Death is an expectable part of disaster. In some disasters such as earthquakes in which history shows that deaths can be in the hundred's of thousands, management of the remains of the dead are a major concern. For disaster victims as well as professional first responders who will recover and take care of remains this aspect of a disaster is especially distressing. Learning to not look at the faces and hands of the dead, can decrease ones identification with the victims ('It could have been me. It could have been my spouse/child.') and protect to some extent from the distress. However the number of dead, their condition, child deaths and loss of ones own friends and relatives adds to the stress burden of exposure to death and the dead. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder can be one outcomes of extensive exposure to grotesque death. Often there are also health concerns associated with the exposure to remains. Knowledge about the facts of risk and of best practices that help minimize difficulties on site, may help reduce the distress of those who are recovering remains, volunteers who may be disaster victims as well as professional first responders are at risk and need knowledge, training, education and leadership as well as compassion, concern, rest and respite."
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
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Disaster Related Death: Managing Concerns About the Dead or Missing
"In all disasters, respect for the spiritual and religious customs associated with remains and burial is an important part of recovery for the affected population. Often customs may not be the same as ones own. Protecting the body and soul of the dead, the rituals of burial, who conducts the ceremonies and whether one can afford the ceremony/burial when you have just lost all your possessions are common concerns. Those who provide medical, psychiatric and mental health care we well as first responders and those recovering remains should seek out local religious leaders for specific guidance on customs for death and burials. For example, in Haiti, although 80% of the population are Catholic, nearly half of the population also practice Vodou. (AKA Voodoo, Vaudou or Vodoun). Belief in Vodou may or may not be acknowledged to a stranger. Specific rules and customs related to death and burial are very important in Vodou."
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
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Department of Homeland Security Office of National Laboratories
"The Department of Homeland Security Office of National Laboratories (ONL) develops, sustains and expands a coordinated network of Department of Homeland Security National Laboratories and Department of Energy National Laboratories and other federal centers to help deliver critical homeland capabilities. In addition to its oversight and funding of the Department laboratory operations, ONL coordinates and aligns with six Science and Technology Directorate technical divisions that myriad homeland-security activities throughout the United States Research and Development community. ONL provides a coordinated, enduring core of productive science, technology, and engineering laboratories, organizations, and institutions, which can provide the knowledge and technology required to secure the nation."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Central Pacific Hurricane Center [website]
"The Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) issues tropical cyclone warnings, watches, advisories, discussions, and statements for all tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific from 140 Degrees West Longitude to the International Dateline. The season officially begins on June 1 and ends on November 30. However, tropical cyclones can occur at any time. The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Honolulu activates the CPHC when: (1) a tropical cyclone moves into the Central Pacific from the Eastern Pacific, (2) a tropical cyclone forms in the Central Pacific, or (3) a tropical cyclone moves into the Central Pacific from the West."
United States. National Weather Service
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NASA: Hurricanes/Tropical Cyclones
This is a webpage of the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) which provides the latest information (images and data) on hurricanes and tropical cyclones.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Privacy and Civil Liberties Policy Development Guide and Implementation Templates
"This Privacy and Civil Liberties Policy Development Guide and Implementation Templates was developed through a collaborative effort of the Global Privacy and Information Quality Working Group (GPIQWG) of the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global). Global serves as a Federal Advisory Committee (FAC) and advises the U.S. Attorney General on justice information sharing and integration initiatives. Global supports the initiatives of DOJ and aids Global member organizations and the people they serve through a series of important collaborative efforts. These include the facilitation of Global working groups. GPIQWG is one of four various Global working groups covering critical topics such as intelligence, privacy, and standards. GPIQWG assists government agencies, institutions, and other justice entities in ensuring that personally identifiable information is appropriately collected, used, and disseminated within integrated justice information systems. GPIQWG addresses accuracy and reliability issues involved in updating criminal history records with subsequent events (e.g., prosecution, adjudication) when those events cannot be linked to an arrest notation previously entered into the criminal history repository. This work includes exploring biometrics technologies and addressing the privacy, civil liberties, and information quality issues these technologies present. In order to formulate a unified and comprehensive approach to privacy, civil liberties, and information quality issues, GPIQWG actively coordinates with the other Global working groups."
United States. Department of Justice. Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative
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Listo.gov [website]
This is the official Spanish version website of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Ready campaign to promote all-hazards preparedness in the United States. "Launched in February 2003, Ready is a national public service advertising (PSA) campaign designed to educate and empower Americans to prepare for and respond to emergencies including natural and man-made disasters. The goal of the campaign is to get the public involved and ultimately to increase the level of basic preparedness across the nation. Ready and its Spanish language version Listo ask individuals to do three key things: get an emergency supply kit, make a family emergency plan, and be informed about the different types of emergencies that could occur and their appropriate responses."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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United States Postal Service Office of the Inspector General [website]
"The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS OIG) plays a key role in maintaining the integrity and accountability of America's postal service, its revenue and assets, and its employees. With $73 billion in revenue, the Postal Service is at the core of a $900 billion mailing industry that employs more than nine million people. The 800,000 employees and contractors of the Postal Service comprise the largest civilian federal workforce in the country. Delivering more than 213 billion pieces of mail yearly to 146 million delivery points and operating 37,000 postal facilities, America's postal system is one of the government's most trusted entities. The USPS OIG, an independent agency within the Postal Service under the general supervision of nine presidentially appointed governors, employs more than 1,100 auditors, investigators, and professional support personnel stationed in more than 90 offices to meet the challenge of preserving this trust."
United States Postal Service. Office of Inspector General
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United States Postal Inspection Service [website]
"As one of our country's oldest federal law enforcement agencies, founded by Benjamin Franklin, the United States Postal Inspection Service has a long, proud, and successful history of fighting criminals who attack our nation's postal system and misuse it to defraud, endanger, or otherwise threaten the American public. As the primary law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service is a highly specialized, professional organization performing investigative and security functions essential to a stable and sound postal system. Congress empowered the Postal Service 'to investigate postal offenses and civil matters relating to the Postal Service.' Through its security and enforcement functions, the Postal Inspection Service provides assurance to American businesses for the safe exchange of funds and securities through the U.S. Mail; to postal customers of the 'sanctity of the seal' in transmitting correspondence and messages; and to postal employees of a safe work environment."
United States. Postal Inspection Service
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Terrorist Enemy
This U.S. Department of State Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism website provided in PDF format, entitled "The Terrorist Enemy" includes sections on defining the enemy, defeating the enemy, attack all levels of the threat complex simultaneously, conditions that terrorists exploit, regional dimension of the problem, the regional strategic initiative (RSI), key concepts underpinning the regional strategic initiative, and summary.
United States. Department of State. Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism
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Presidential Transition: A Weblog by the IBM Center for the Business of Government [website]
"The IBM Center launched this blog in April 2007 to spark a dialogue on the 2008-2009 Presidential Transition and to identify the toughest management challenges facing future government leaders. As background to this on-line dialog, the IBM Center sponsored two thought leadership forums, one in 2005 and the other in 2006, to explore these issues. Drs. Donald Kettl and Steve Kelman shared their insights with the forums. We subsequently published them as 'Reflections on 21st Century Government Management.' Dr. Kettl's essay was the lead discussion piece for the first forum, held at the Aspen Institute near Queenstown, Maryland in June 2005. His essay posits that changing boundaries - between levels of government, between public and private sectors, and between the US and other countries - are profoundly influencing how the federal government works. He says that the next president will face very different challenge than when the current president took office. He observed that the next president must address three management issues to be successful: Address the imperative to create knowledge-driven agencies; Create the capacity for government to respond to the increase in non-routine problems, like terrorism, hurricanes, or health emergencies; Respond to the growing need for non-hierarchical solutions to public problems."
IBM Center for the Business of Government
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Minimum Spanning Tree Approach to Identifying Collective Behavior and Inferring Intent for Combat Models
"The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) makes use of many models in order to represent military conflict. Most of these models are based upon a Cold War era opponent, and it is argued that there is a need to update these models in order to reflect the evolving structure of the UK armed forces needed to meet the current threats. Algorithms are presented which will allow the planning processes within military models to make more informed decisions. The approach uses a mathematical model to identify agents which may be working together as a group, and subsequently make inferences about their intent. This research is carried out within the context of a wider programme concerned with updating existing simulation models of conflict. Initial results are presented and the future development of the work is discussed. The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and routinely provides analytical support and advice to decision makers on policy, procurement and operational issues. In order to conduct studies of this nature, Dstl makes use of many models in order to represent military conflict. The term du jour in modern military operations is 'asymmetric warfare.' That is, warfare in which the weaker force uses unconventional weapons and tactics in order to try and neutralise a stronger opponent. As a result, UK and coalition forces are having to adapt their doctrine and Command and Control (C2) structure in order to remain effective against these new threats. Consequently, there is a need for military models to reflect this shift in battlespace paradigm."
Command and Control Research Program (U.S.)
Hossain, Aleem; Walmsley, Nick, 1960-; Pearce, Paul
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Health Consequences of Disasters and Evacuation: What Patients Need to Know to Prepare
"This installment of Courage to Care is designed to facilitate doctor patient dialogue around the health implications of exposure to disasters, especially those that require the need for evacuation. The talking points below can help you ask the questions that will help your patients assess, prepare for and respond to an evacuation, and do so in a way that is responsive to their unique health needs. There is also a separate fact sheet for individuals and families that your office can download and distribute in your waiting area or clinic. In addition, you may disseminate this electronically to colleagues, and/or put it on your own organization's website to enhance your health outreach in the community."
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
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CAL FIRE [website]
"The men and women of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) are dedicated to the fire protection and stewardship of over 31 million acres of California's privately-owned wildlands. In addition, the Department provides varied emergency services in 36 of the State's 58 counties via contracts with local governments. The Department's firefighters, fire engines, and aircraft respond to an average of more than 5,600 wildland fires each year. Those fires burn more than 172,000 acres annually. While Californians are learning more and more about the good as well as the bad of fire, the prevention of large, damaging fires remains a priority for CAL FIRE. From Smokey Bear, to the thousands of CAL FIRE Volunteers in Prevention (VIPs), to new alliances with communities, private industry, and government agencies, aggressive action in fire prevention and fire safety is occurring throughout the State. Beyond its wildland fire fighting role, CAL FIRE answers the call more than 300,000 times for other emergencies each year. It may very well be a CAL FIRE engine and crew that is dispatched to the scene of an auto accident, or to a home where a child has become the victim of a drowning incident. The Department is always ready to respond--medical aids; hazardous material spills; swiftwater rescues; search and rescue missions; civil disturbances; train wrecks; floods, earthquakes and more."
California. Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
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National Database of State and Local Wildfire Hazard Mitigation Programs
"The national database of state and local wildfire hazard mitigation programs serves as a clearinghouse of information about nonfederal policies and programs that seek to reduce the risk of loss of life and property through the reduction of hazardous fuels on private lands." The database is searchable, or may be viewed by state or program type in index view.
United States. Forest Service
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Center for Homeland Defense and Security [website]
"The Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense & Security (CHDS) has been the nation's premier provider of homeland security graduate and executive level education since 2002. NPS and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are partnering to pioneer the development and delivery of homeland security education programs for governors, mayors and senior homeland security leaders from across a wide spectrum of disciplines in local, tribal, state and federal government, and the military."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
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WFAS - Wildland Fire Assessment System [website]
"WFAS, the Wildland Fire Assessment System, is an internet-based information system. The current implementation provides a national view of weather and fire potential, including national fire danger and weather maps and satellite-derived 'Greenness' maps (Burgan and others 1997). Development is continuing. See News for current information. WFAS was first made available in 1994. In 1999 operation was transferred from the Fire Sciences Laboratory (FS Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula MT) to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC, Boise, ID). WFAS was redesigned in 2002 to provide easier access to products and vastly improve the archival process. The archives now provide real-time access to past map images including fire danger, heavy fuel moisture, Haines Index, and greenness. The navigation bar on the left organizes products by category. Selection provides access to links along with a description of the product. The Quick Links table provides direct access to products, which are categorized as Current conditions Forecast Image archive (just pictures) Data archive Archives are selected from a calendar. Variables available for each day are listed. Pop ups from wfas.net should be allowed. Maps/Data are loaded into seperate [sic] windows so different dates/maps can be compared."
United States. Department of Agriculture; United States. Forest Service
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Fact Sheet: Homeland Security Information Network
This Department of Homeland Security fact sheet provides basic information on the Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN). It offers a general description of the purpose and unique capabilities of HSIN, as well as HSIN's five major mission areas that define the relevant Communities of Interest. The fact sheet ends with a section on how one can apply for membership with HSIN.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Aviation Safety Network [website]
This website aims to provide "everyone with a (professional) interest in aviation with up-to-date, complete and reliable authoritative information on airliner accidents and safety issues. The Aviation Safety Network is a private, independent initiative founded in 1996. On line since January 1996, the Aviation Safety Network covers accidents and safety issues with regards to airliners, military transport planes and corporate jets. The ASN Safety Database contains detailed descriptions of over 10,700 incidents, hijackings and accidents. Most of the information contained in the Aviation Safety Network site is based on information from official sources (authorities, safety boards).Sources used as a basis for the accident database are aircraft production lists, ICAO Aircraft Accident Digests since 1952, and NTSB, TSB etc."
Aviation Safety Network
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Department of Homeland Security: Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) Nuclear Detection Research
This is a webpage of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO). "Recognizing the risks associated with the potential use of a nuclear weapon within the United States, the Department has integrated all nuclear detection research, development, testing, evaluation, acquisition, and operational support into a single office: the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO). This office will develop a global nuclear detection architecture; conduct research and development; and acquire and support the deployment of domestic nuclear detection systems."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Public Health Organizations and Associations
This webpage, compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provides links to a number of public health organizations and associations.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [website]
This website is the main page for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It includes pages for topics such as food, drugs, medical devices, vaccines, blood & biologics, animal & veterinary, cosmetics, radiation-emitting products, and combination products. "The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. The FDA is also responsible for advancing the public health by helping to speed innovations that make medicines and foods more effective, safer, and more affordable; and helping the public get the accurate, science-based information they need to use medicines and foods to improve their health."
United States. Food and Drug Administration
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United States House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs [website]
This is the website of the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, which is "responsible for oversight and legislation relating to: foreign assistance (including development assistance, Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Millennium Challenge Account, HIV/AIDS in foreign countries, security assistance, and Public Law 480 programs abroad); the Peace Corps; national security developments affecting foreign policy; strategic planning and agreements; war powers, treaties, executive agreements, and the deployment and use of United States Armed Forces; peacekeeping, peace enforcement, and enforcement of United Nations or other international sanctions; arms control and disarmament issues; the United States Agency for International Development; activities and policies of the State, Commerce and Defense Departments and other agencies related to the Arms Export Control Act, and the Foreign Assistance Act including export and licensing policy for munitions items and technology and dual-use equipment and technology; international law; promotion of democracy; international law enforcement issues, including narcotics control programs and activities; Broadcasting Board of Governors; embassy security; international broadcasting; public diplomacy, including international communication, information policy, international education, and cultural programs; and all other matters not specifically assigned to a subcommittee." This site includes such resources as committee information, hearings, news and various subcommittees.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs
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United States Senate Armed Services Committee [website]
"This web site is intended to serve as a resource for those looking for information about the [Senate Armed Services] Committee and its activities." The site includes information about the committee and subcommittee members, committee publications, hearings, and press releases. The committee's jurisdiction includes: "Aeronautical and space activities peculiar to or primarily associated with the development of weapons systems or military operations; the common defense; the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force, generally; maintenance and operation of the Panama Canal, including administration, sanitation, and government of the Canal Zone; military research and development; national security aspects of nuclear energy; naval petroleum reserves, except those in Alaska; pay, promotion, retirement, and other benefits and privileges of members of the Armed Forces, including overseas education of civilian and military dependents; selective service system; and strategic and critical materials necessary for the common defense."
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services
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Dudley Knox Library Reference Tools
This webpage, compiled by the Naval Postgraduate School's Dudley Knox Library, provides links to assorted online reference material. It includes sources for general reference, biographies, dictionaries, language dictionaries, military dictionaries and thesauri, military abbreviations and acronyms, directories, encyclopedias, information about money, facts, figures, physical world data, distance calculators, public opinion, and quotations.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Dudley Knox Library
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Dudley Knox Library Research Tools
This webpage, compiled by the Naval Postgraduate School's Dudley Knox Library, provides links to assorted research tools. It includes a link to the library's catalog, article databases, a list of full text electronic journals and newspapers, subject guides, bibliographies compiled by the librarians, and a digital archive of NPS theses and other publications.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Dudley Knox Library
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Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) [website]
"The Association brings together the nation's leading public health experts to address issues including pandemic influenza, public health threats from hurricanes and other natural disasters, dangerous trends in unhealthy lifestyles, and access to vaccines and other healthcare. ASTHO's meetings, webcasts, teleconferences, and other events provide forums for sharing best practices and dealing with existing and newly identified public health threats, such as the importation of toys containing lead and the spread of antibiotic resistant infections in communities. ASTHO provides educational, training and leadership development opportunities designed specifically for cabinet-level state health agency leaders." The website includes information about each of ASTHO's activities and programs, which include: Health Reform; Marketing Public Health; Access; Health Equity; Infectious Disease; Environmental Health; Prevention & Health Promotion; Preparedness; Public Health Informatics; State Health Services; Accreditation and Performance Standards; and Workforce Development.
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (U.S.)
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United States Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources [website]
"Since its creation, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and its predecessors have considered, reported, and overseen some of the most important legislation ever enacted by the United States Congress. This far-reaching legislative activity can be described in the following major areas: energy resources and development, including regulation, conservation, strategic petroleum reserves and appliance standards; nuclear energy; Indian affairs; public lands and their renewable resources; surface mining, Federal coal, oil, and gas, other mineral leasing; territories and insular possessions; and water resources. The Energy Committee has distinguished itself as among the most nonpartisan, or bipartisan, in the Senate. Because the issues considered affect regional more than partisan interests, the panel has traditionally approached its work in a consensus building mode. Most policy considerations occur among members prior to public discussion of an issue, so that by the time the panel reports a measure, controversy has been abated and the vote is as close to unanimous as possible. Much of this consensual approach has been attributed to the narrow margin afforded the majority party on the Committee. The Energy and Natural Resources panel is generally a constituent-oriented committee. The panel has retained primarily State-related interest for Senators and has kept a Western emphasis in its composition. However, world events and the 1977 restructuring of committee jurisdiction have affected the geographic composition of the panel in the last decade."
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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Dudley Knox Library Research Guides: Homeland Security
This webpage, compiled by Greta Marlatt at the Naval Postgraduate School's Dudley Knox Library, "is intended to help you become familiar with some of the Library's many useful resources as well as some of the more important websites devotes to topics of interest to the homeland security/defense researcher." It includes links to journal indexes, databases, statistical sources, congressional and legal information, associations and organizations, commissions, centers, institutes, and think tanks, portals and gateways, federal agencies, general federal resources, and general sites. Some sites provided may have restricted access or require a password for use.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Dudley Knox Library
