Reaching the Unreached: Engaging Communities in Disaster Preparedness

The attached abstract is a piece I co-wrote with a colleague while Deputy Director at the US Department of Homeland Security. It highlights a model of stakeholder engagement in disaster preparedness activities that has been proven to work in U.S. cities. Please let me know if you are interested in reading the full article by sending an email to me.

Jannah Scott jannahs5@aol.com

 

 

 

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