... Military organization Natural disaster Humanitarian aid and disaster relief Particularly since the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, there has been a heightened awareness of the need for better planning and preparation to meet the effects of natural disasters (Oloruntoba, 2005 ; Phillips et al...

... their preferred communication channels for receiving emergency preparedness information in future campus health communication efforts. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Emergency preparedness H1N1 Pandemic Natural disaster Emergency measures Health communication Students Communication...

...Tyler Strayhorn; Sudipta Dasmohapatra; Dave Tilotta; Phil Mitchell Purpose In the disaster mitigation community, one of the most important tasks is that of information transfer prior to, and following natural disasters. The purpose of this research project was to increase the understanding of key...

... requirements in the mitigation stage are evaluation, monitoring, and dissemination, while in the preparedness stage, planning, exercise, and training are the important requirements in managing natural disasters. In the response stage, the capabilities required are need assessment, information exchange...