The Stafford Act and Priorities for Reform During the past fifty years, federal disaster policy in the United States has been shaped by an ongoing conflict between proponents who favor federal intervention following a disaster and those who believe disaster response should be the responsibility of state and local governments and charity. This article explores the existing federal disaster policy landscape within … Continue reading “The Stafford Act and Priorities for Reform” Learn More
National Preparedness Planning: The Historical Context and Current State of the U.S. Public's Readiness, 1940-2005 In the United States, national public preparedness efforts meant to ready individuals and families for disasters have been driven primarily by international threats, actual or anticipated. These include terrorism, war and the potential for global instability such as the millennium Y2K computer error. The national dialogue on public preparedness following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in … Continue reading “National Preparedness Planning: The Historical Context and Current State of the U.S. Public’s Readiness, 1940-2005” Learn More
Snapshot 2005: Where the American Public Stands on Terrorism and Preparedness Four Years after September 11 The National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP) 2005 survey of the American public’s attitudes and views on terrorism, preparedness, and associated issues is the latest in a series of national surveys administered annually beginning in the months after September 11, 2001. The survey was completed in July 2005, just after the London Underground bombings and … Continue reading “Snapshot 2005: Where the American Public Stands on Terrorism and Preparedness Four Years after September 11” Learn More
How Americans Feel About Terrorism and Security: Three Years After September 11 The following is a product of The National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP) at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, commissioned in collaboration with The Children’s Health Fund (CHF), and conducted by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion. NCDP is a major national and international resource in disaster and terrorism readiness. NCDP includes one … Continue reading “How Americans Feel About Terrorism and Security: Three Years After September 11” Learn More
