5 Keys to Building Community Resilience:
Search for the Tipping Point
Roundtable on Emergency Management and Resiliency Building, Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response, Public Health Agency of Canada Stepping into the Known and Unknown & Building Community Resilience Our communities – complex, multi-cultural, and ever-changing – are intricately intertwined by family relationships, community networks, opportunities for livelihood, and a deep-seated need for a safe environment […]
A New Approach to Disaster Reporting and Relief Efforts:
Spreading the news to ensure no one is left behind
Challenge: rethinking ways to enhance information flows After a major disaster, global news media outlets provide an important public service: they tell stories, report facts, and share insightful perspectives. But we must remember, that the news media is big business, and by its very nature, it sells by sensationalizing. Additionally, it often fails to ask […]