Building Cultures of Preparedness: A Report for the Emergency Management Higher Education Community

Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency [Department of Homeland Security] (FEMA). Published: 2019. This 40-page report highlights the vast diversity of American communities and households, indicating that a one-size-fits-all strategy is not well-suited to the specific demands of variable and distinctive environments, and that a Culture of Preparedness will have to be built one community at a time. It presents a culture-based approach to the preparedness goals laid out in the Strategic Plan to Build a Culture of Preparedness, and lays out four Guiding Principles for building Cultures of Preparedness, followed by practical strategies and examples that demonstrate successful outcomes in real-world settings. (PDF)

https://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/search/id:18717

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - January 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news