American - Activist | August 12, 1944 -
Kids get a lot of lip service in disaster planning, but they tend to get far fewer resources than they need. The mantra of 'children are our most valuable resource' is almost never matched by actual funding.
Irwin Redlener
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There's only so much academic disruption that a young child can deal with before he just can't catch up.
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There isn't a single American city, in my estimation, that has sufficient plans for a nuclear terrorist event.
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Disasters like Oklahoma City and 9/11 were time-limited. The children who were affected psychologically could go to a place of normalcy.
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If we ensure access to health care and 'best practice' asthma treatment for children, especially those at high risk, there is the potential to save the health care system billions of dollars.
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The problem with most children's hospitals is that they are passive. They are high quality. They are filled with the best doctors. But their function is to wait until kids get sick and get referred in.
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Hospitals are about healing.
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Very large scale disasters, especially those that have occurred in the developing world, have very long recovery periods.
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Every single administration in American political history has put cronies and pals and donors into political positions. But normally those people become the ambassador to Liechtenstein or the deputy undersecretary of commerce.
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No organization should be allowed near disaster unless they are willing to cooperate with some level of established leadership.
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From a population point of view, it's actually very important that as few people as possible get the flu. People getting the flu is not a private matter. The risk for healthy people is really about your friends and neighbors and fellow travelers.
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There are several very good websites which describe the details of preparedness planning for citizens.
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