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April 19, 2006 - Draft products released for disaster prevention conference — Participants in the upcoming conference, "Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, "April 26-28, are strongly encouraged to read in advance the following written products.
Health Literacy and Communication for the Prevention and Mitigation of Disasters
By Rima Rudd, Harvard School of Public Health
~for review by the Disease Epidemics and Leadership groups (see agenda, April 26 and 27)
Essential Steps To Reduce the Risk of an Influenza Pandemic and To Limit Its Impact
By Mary Wilson,, Harvard School of Public Health
~for review by the Disease Epidemics and Financial Incentives working groups (see agenda, April 26 and 27)
Outline for Action Steps (Nano-materials)
By John Balbus (Environmental Defense), Michael Huguenin (Harvard Center for Risk Analysis) and David Rejeski (Wilson Center for Scholars)
~for review by Emerging Technologies and Policy working groups (see agenda April 26-27)
Business Continuity Planning for Pandemics
By John Odermatt, Citigroup
~for review by Infrastructure/Business Continuity and Natural Catastrophes working groups (see agenda April 26-27)
Outline for Action Statement
Maritime Disaster Working Group
by James Shine
~for review by Financial and Maritime activity working groups
Leadership and Disasters
by Howard Koh
~for review by Leadership and Natural Catastrophes working groups
Additional information:
For those in the financial working group, see: A Framework for Thinking about Disaster Mitigation Tools
by Jim Hutchin, Temple University.
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