Extractions: "Empowering Communities throughout the World!" CHI Home CHI PROJECT NEWS About CHI Afghan Project How You Can Help Tibetan Project ... Alternative Health Project Creating Hope International (CHI) was founded on a vision of improving the daily lives of the underserved, often silent victims of world strife, devastating natural disasters, crumbling economies, and political systems which suppress natural human rights. In the wake of these natural or human-made disasters, everyday people like you and I struggle to obtain those things which we most often take for granted: food, shelter, health care, employment and education. Lacking these life necessities, people are deprived of the self-dignity and self-determination so crucial to the human spirit. In response to these needs, CHI begins projects with grassroots organizations to help them respond with local solutions when they face problems. Rather than short-term grants or limited-impact charity work, we invest in building local education and health resources and training people with the skills they need to continue the work on their own in the future. In the process, we restore their self-confidence, help them develop expertise, and assist in creating new, thriving communities out of the ashes of the old. Whether CHI is working with Mexican villagers to build latrines or training teachers in Afghanistan, our aim is to bring hope and constructive help so that local people can direct efforts to rebuild their communities.
Job Opportunities In The Armed Forces Emergency management officers plan and prepare for all types of natural and humanmade disasters. They develop warning, control, and evacuation plans to be http://bls.gov/oco/ocos249.htm
Extractions: Nature of the Work About this section Back to Top Maintaining a strong national defense encompasses such diverse activities as running a hospital, commanding a tank, programming computers, operating a nuclear reactor, or repairing and maintaining a helicopter. The military provides training and work experience in these and many other fields for more than 2.5 million people. More than 1.4 million people serve in the active Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, and more than 1.1 million serve in their Reserve components, and the Air and Army National Guard. The Coast Guard, which is also discussed in this Handbook statement, is now part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Index Describe the location and extraction of natural resources that are used in Identify artificial ecosystems that are humanmade complexes that replicate http://www.genevaschools.org/standards/68tech.htm
Extractions: to do. Students learn that useful technological development is a product of human knowledge, creativity, invention, innovation, motivation and demand for new products and systems. They learn that the natural and human-made designed worlds are different, and that tools and materials are used to alter the environment. Students learn that the development of emerging technology is exponential, driven by history, design, commercialization, and shaped by creative/inventive thinking, economic factors and cultural influences.*The core concepts of technology include
Thematic Areas Of Focus of populations as a result of natural or humanmade disasters is one of the key The increased occurrence of natural and human-caused disasters is http://www.unhabitat.org/programmes/rdmu/th.asp
Extractions: Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Relief to Development Strategic Partnerships ... Useful Information Assessing Vulnerability in Disaster and Post Conflict Situations Subsequent to designing and operationalizing the Iraq Settlements Rehabilitation Programme in 1997, DMP/UN-HABITAT continues to provide substantive backstopping in the areas of post-conflict reconstruction strategies, capacity building of local governments, urban planning and gender analysis. In Kosovo, for example, DMP/UN-HABITAT continues to support UNMIK attending to four key areas; the rehabilitation of the municipality administration; development of new spatial planning legislation; the regularization of housing and property rights; and the restoration of property and land registries. In Sudan, on the other hand, DMP/UN-HABITAT supports road rehabilitation projects focusing on improving transportation infrastructure to increase the access for communities in the country and enhance local self-reliance through improved transportation and exchange of goods and services.
World Dialogue On Regulation explores the implications of using the Internet for agencies that work to mitigate, prepare for, and respond to natural and humanmade disasters. http://www.regulateonline.org/content/category/5/124/32/
Extractions: RESOURCES Home Research Resources About WDR This section features background information and resources relevant to the current research theme. It includes resources produced by WDR and external sources and is organised by regions and topics. An archive of resources recommended in previous research cycles is also available along with news from the WDR/Intelecon Regulatory News Service. DIRSI Topics Affordability Disasters E-index Infopractices New models WDR Archives ... WDR/Intelecon news Results 1 - 10 of 15 Next > End >> Display # DevNet - Use of ICT in Disaster Management Friday, 15 July 2005 ICT and Disaster Management The devastation wreaked by Hurricane Ivan in 2004 forced Caribbean citizens to evaluate the potential of technology, including Information and Communication Technologies, in mitigating the effects of disaster. DevNet member, Lance Hinds worked with a group of professionals to prepare an advocacy brief - "Facilitating Effective Disaster Management : A response from the Caribbean Information and Communication Technology Community. The document was completed in November 2004
Australian Government Emergency Management Australia - Introduction 45 Oakland, California - Pacific Homeland Security and natural Disaster Conference as well as natural and human-made disasters, it is essential for the http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emaInternet.nsf/AllDocs/RWPD39701D4ADA675E5CA256C78003
Church World Service Employment Opportunities World Service preparedness for and responses to natural, humanmade disasters and complex emergencies internationally and within the United States. http://www.churchworldservice.org/employment/
Extractions: Job Location: Accra, Ghana This position will be assigned to the Overseas Processing Entity (OPE) headquartered in Accra, Ghana. In FY 2005, OPE Accra will provide Cultural Orientation instruction to approximately 2,500 eligible refugees in West Africa. This program ensures that refugees who are approved for admission to the U.S. are provided with information before their departure regarding what they may expect upon arrival in the U.S. The instruction will cover such areas as: the role of U.S. resettlement agencies; the rights and responsibilities of refugees; transit; employment; cultural adjustment, educational opportunities; health care and housing. The Cultural Orientation Program will accomplish this task through the use of established U.S. Government approved booklets, videos and Trainers Handbook.
Supporting Families Following A Disaster a natural disaster such as drought, earthquakes, tornado, or a humanmade research programs of the NIMH. http//infocenter.nimh.nih.gov/index.cfm http://ag.arizona.edu/fcs/supporting_families/02well-being.html
Extractions: Extension Specialist Yavapai County, Arizona The purpose of this fact sheet is to help families understand how they can be healthy while going through a very stressful time in their lives. It will introduce information on your mental, physical, and spiritual health and well-being, as well as offer strategies for staying healthy while dealing with a disaster. Living a healthy lifestyle by taking care of your mental, physical and spiritual health is critical to protecting yourself from physical and emotional stress during any disaster. A healthy body copes better when confronted with stressful conditions. What is mental health? How can you stay mentally healthy when confronted with a natural disaster such as drought, earthquakes, tornado, or a human-made disaster? In a recent study by the American Psychiatric Association, it was recognized that mental health is more than the absence of mental illness. The study identified characteristics that make up mental health called "positive psychology" (Holmes, 2003). Some of the qualities of positive mental health are as follows:
UCSD Extension: Areas Of Study that may be encountered at a natural or humanmade disaster site. The audience for this course is Disaster Site Workers who provide skilled support http://www.extension.ucsd.edu/studyarea/index.cfm?singlecourse&vCourse=FPM-40393
Lesson Plans - Planning For A City's Future What natural or humanmade disasters is this city particularly susceptible to (eg, earthquakes, hurricanes, nuclear accidents)? http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/18/g912/planning.html
Extractions: Planning for a City's Future African Language Diversity Alarming Frogs: The Life and Work of Emerging Explorer Tyrone Hayes Low-level Nuclear Waste: A Geographic Analysis Oceanographic Specialties Parasites and Disease Putting Geography to Good Use Reading Between the Lines The Science of the Deep Sea Two Threats to African Wildlife Under the Sea: The Life and Work of Emerging Explorer Tierney Thys What's Wrong With the Oceans? Can Photography Help? Complete Index Planning for a City's Future Overview: This lesson asks students to consider how knowledge of geography and history can help prepare for the future. Students will research the geography and history of a city Connections to the Curriculum: Geography, earth science, history Connections to the National Geography Standards: Standard 18: "How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future" Time: Five to six hours Materials Required: Objectives: Students will do the Xpeditions History Through Headlines activity;
Extractions: GA/9832 Continuing its debate on strengthening the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, the General Assembly this afternoon adopted, without a vote, a resolution on international cooperation and coordination for the human and ecological rehabilitation and economic development of the Semipalatinsk region (Kazakhstan). By the terms of that text, it stressed the need for extra efforts in solving problems with regard to the region and its population. The Assembly invited the Secretary-General to pursue a consultative process, with the participation of interested States and relevant United Nations agencies, on modalities for mobilizing the necessary support to seek solutions to the problems and needs of the Semipalatinsk region. It also called upon him to continue his efforts to enhance world public awareness of the problems and needs of the Semipalatinsk region. The Assembly also adopted, without a vote, a resolution on emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and rehabilitation of Tajikistan, by whose terms it stressed that Tajikistan has entered a new phase of post-conflict peace-building, which requires continued international economic assistance. It encouraged Member States and others concerned to continue assistance to alleviate the urgent humanitarian needs and to offer support for the post-conflict rehabilitation and reconstruction of Tajikistan's economy.
CAFOD : Where We Work : Africa natural and humanmade disasters. Many African countries are prone to drought, floods and damaging weather systems such as El Nino. http://www.cafod.org.uk/where_we_work/africa
Extractions: Africa's poverty is linked to a history of exploitation including slavery and colonialism that has left a bitter legacy for the majority in Africa. In the last 20 years, the debt crisis and unfair international trade rules have further deepened poverty and widened the gulf between rich and poor. Poverty and globalisation HIV and AIDS In sub-Saharan Africa, more than 28 million people are living with AIDS and HIV, placing a huge strain on already stretched health services. The United Nations estimates that AIDS could kill up to 26 per cent of the labour force in the hardest-hit African countries by 2020.
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?
Psychological Effects Of Hazardous Materials Exposures natural disasters have been associated with an intense but shortterm impact because Conversely, human-made disasters often have an unclear end point, http://www.psychosomaticmedicine.org/cgi/content/full/64/5/841
Documento Senza Titolo The last natural disasters New challenges for the Engineering Geology and the Geotechnics Ninth International Symposium on natural and human-made http://www.irpi.to.cnr.it/_Convegni Pagina.htm
Extractions: CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica IRPI - Sezione di Torino Strada delle Cacce 73 - 10135 Torino Tel. 0113977257 - Fax 011343574 English version Convegni futuri st Europran regional IAEG conference, "Professional practices and engineering geological methods in european infra-structure projects" E-mail: Robert.Charlier@ulg.ac.be Lige (Belgium) 4 - 7 Maggio 2004 Engineering Geology for Sustainable Development in Mountaious Areas http://www.earthscience.hku.hk/IAEG-Asia.html Hong Kong (China) 3 - 5 Maggio 2004 10° Congresso INTERPRAEVENT 2004 "La difesa del Territtorio abitato da piene, colate detritiche, valanghe e movimenti diversante" http://interpraevent.isite.it/ita/ Riva del Garda Trento (Italy) 24 - 27 Maggio 2004 International conference on Geo-Engineering for Resource Development E-mail: spetaske@civil,ualberta.ca Calgary (Canada) 21 - 24 Giugno 2004 Workshop Nazionale "
Extractions: NCPTSD Topics Facts Publications CQ Subject Index Author Index Chronological List PILOTS RQ Assessment DMH Manual Reading Documents Video Assessment About NCPTSD NCPTSD's Website Most Popular Pages: By Brian W. Flynn, Ed.D. NCP Clinical Quarterly 4(2): Spring 1994 To meet the psychological needs of victims following Presidentally-declared disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides funding for crisis counseling, training, and public information and education services through provisions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (P.L. 100-707). The program is implemented using the Interagency Agreement mechanism with the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA). These crisis counseling programs are awarded through State Mental Health Authorities, or their designees, and provide services without charge for approximately one year following a disaster declaration to anyone residing or working in the declared disaster area. The crisis counseling program is relatively unique in the speed and flexibility with which funding and services can be initiated and delivered. Funding can be in the hands of the State within two weeks of a Presidential declaration and the approved program can be modified throughout the grant period to accommodate changing needs. The following principles are among those guiding the design and operation of crisis counseling programs:
