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On April 4, 2014 Nine Academy participants screened their digital stories. In this video, Nine Community Producer Lea Braff explores a Red Cross Disaster Action Team. By pulling back the curtain of this globally reaching humanitarian organization, we catch a glimpse of the methods and procedures of the staff and volunteers of this important life […]
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Learn more about the Universal App Program of the Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC) and the roll out of the First Aid App in Argentina. Based on the First Aid App developed by the British Red Cross, and adapted by the American Red Cross, the GDPC developed the Universal First Aid App to be shared with
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In the Greater Chicago Region of the American Red Cross we have been running a fire preparedness and mitigation program called Team Firestopper (TFS) for almost 15 years. TFS was developed to specifically target the communities most impacted by home fires within our 13 county region in Northeastern Illinois and Northwestern Indiana. The program provides fire
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Set of language learning resources available from thr Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) in the U.S. which is well regarded for its foreign language instruction. DLIFLC Basic Language and Culture Acquisition courses http://www.dliflc.edu/products.html
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When you live in a valley surrounded by mountains, you see everything coming. For the past few years, we feared tanks and troops. This time was different. As spring slowly transformed the mountains, humanitarian trucks appeared on the horizon. It was 1995, I was seven years old, and the post-soviet civil war had forced my
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Emergency procedures and public information regarding extreme cold weather compiled by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These guidelines have been developed for use in the United States, but may be relevant in other areas with similar climates. This resource includes preparing your home and vehicle, recognition
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Video of North Dakota residents offer advice and tips on surviving a flood.
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Fire remains one of the leading causes of unintentional deaths in California and the Nation and accounts for 90 percent of annual disaster responses by the American Red Cross. For those living in Central California, they are no exception. Due to the prevailing economic conditions in the Central Valley most homeowners and renters often do
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Responding to a G20 request, the Improving the Assessment of Disaster Risks to Strengthen Financial Resilience: A Special Joint G20 Publication by the Government of Mexico and the World Bank brings together the experiences of G20 countries in protecting their populations and assets against natural hazards. It includes contributions by fifteen G20 members and invited countries (Argentina, Australia, Brazil,
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Southeast Louisiana Chapter of the American Red Cross began an effort to educate youth residing in temporary housing communities about emergency preparedness through a fun, artistic activity: decorating pillowcases to hold emergency supplies kits. Chapter Executive, Kay Wilkins, was originally inspired to use pillowcases after hearing about local
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