Part I What are the primary differences between Mitigation and Preparedness? Research and describe three examples of each. The United States experiences a variety of natural disasters throughout the year. Because of hurricanes on the Pacific‚ Atlantic‚ and Gulf of Mexico coasts‚ earthquakes near the San Andreas and other fault lines‚ volcanic eruptions‚ tornadoes in the plains‚ and floods throughout the Midwest‚ the United States suffers approximately $1 billion in losses each week. From 1990-93
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Review of related literature While elements of disaster preparedness have long been a social adjustment to environmental hazards‚ both the art and science of disaster preparedness are relatively new courses of study in business‚ non-profit‚ government‚ and academic sectors (Fox‚ 2006). As with any new course of study‚ the beginnings of established practice will have inherent weaknesses and areas for improvement. To date‚ a multitude of issues that should be addressed by stakeholders have
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SHARING RESPONSIBILITY – ROLE OF LOCAL AND STATE BODIES The following ministry is assigned the responsibility of providing emergency support (i) Ministry of home affairs (ii) Ministry of health and family welfare. The officials from the health‚ irrigation water‚ sanitation‚ police and fire services department and representatives of national and international NGO’s forms that District Disaster Management committee. . The officers from the social welfare‚ health‚ water and sanitation‚ police
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Legend: Complete: at this point these heroes retain largely the same skills they do today‚ with of course tweaking on how the skills work. Mostly Complete: at this point these heroes have had one/two of their abilities replaced between then and now. Signature: at this point these heroes only had their ’signature’ skill that makes them what they are‚ such as Rikimaru’s Permanent Invisibility. This is a subjective measure. Remade: these heroes were completely remade by Icefrog. Their old selves
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1.1 Explain the importance of multi-agency working and integrated working? When children are growing up they may require the use of different services therefore it is important for these services to work together so that they can help promote the child’s development‚ health and other life skills. When working with new children it is important that you integrate them successfully by making them feel welcome. Working with other agencies could for example make sure that a child in a wheel chair arrives
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Unit 3 Supporting children E1 - current laws that influence working practices in a setting for children are -United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989/1991 ‚ Children Act 1989 ‚ Children Act 2004 ‚ Equality Act 2006 ‚ speacial educational needs and disability act 2001. E2 - Uncrc legislation influence working practices in the setting by giving children their own special rights and allows childrens views to be heard.it defends the familys role in childrens lives ‚ respects children
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The following legislation affects Safeguarding children and young people in the UK- The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the child 1989 this includes childrens rights to protection from abuse‚ the right to express their views and be listened to‚ and the right to care and services for diabled children or children living away from home. Although different british governments have said that it regards itself bound by the Convention and refers to it in child protection guidance‚it has not
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Question: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Subjects such as art‚ music‚ and drama should be a part of every child’s basic education. Children’s: Our Future Nowadays kids are raises differently than before and lot of people think that subject such as art‚ music‚ and drama should not be a part of every child’s education and also same of them thing that is a waste of time. Honesty I think that study this subjects could be the best thing what we can give to our children. This
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Discussion Reflection 3 The discussion the group and I had was about deciding whether or not Darl from the book As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner was Insane. Justin did not think Darl was insane. and I disagreed with his thinking. We believe that Darl did go insane‚ and his actions prove it. Darl Put his mother’s dead body into their barn and burned it down with the farm animals inside the barn. Justin stated‚ “Darl is not
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Inside Criminal Law To understand the justice system in America you must understand criminal law. Criminal law is different from all other types of law. If you are charged with a crime it is best that you understand criminal law. Criminal law is a branch of law dealing with crime: the branch of law that defines the nature of crimes and sets suitable punishments for them. (Encarta‚ 2009) This criminal law system is laws and rules for society to follow so that everyone is safer. As well as having
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