The Menu: Alaskan Dungeness crab flan with fresh ginger-yuzu broth; organic Long Island duckling in almond and spring garlic broth, parsley root puree, white truffle honey glaze and fresh chamomile; and Colorado cherries roasted with fresh verbena and lavender, strawberry sorbet, rhubarb granité, and pomegranate…and CPR?
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Entries Tagged as 'Preparedness Ideas'
“Gourmet CPR” — NYC Red Cross & Noted Chef David Bouley Cook Up Heart Healthy Meal/Training
June 11th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: Preparedness Ideas · Red Cross
VA Red Cross Emergency Kit, NYC Bike Helmet Giveaways Underscore Role Of ‘Carrots’ To Increase Citizen Preparedness
June 10th, 2010 · 3 Comments
I wanted to mention two events from this past weekend, which I think offer a lesson for citizen preparedness:  The first was a family preparedness event held by the American Red Cross at Fort Belvoir just outside Washington in which free readiness kits and other emergency supplies were distributed to 1100 military families. At the other [...]
Tags: Preparedness Events · Preparedness Ideas · Preparedness Incentives · Red Cross
Would Creating A Social Networking Game — “Coastal Cleanup” — Be Helpful In Recruiting Volunteers For Gulf Oil Spill Response?
June 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment
I have written several posts about ways citizens could be involved the Gulf Oil Spill cleanup. In an article on PRNewsOnline.com, David All, recommends drawing upon the popularity of games on social networking sites to recruit volunteers:
“…imagine a game — call it “Coastal Cleanup” — that connects people online for a good cause in their local [...]
Tags: Preparedness Ideas · Volunteering
Officials Shouldn’t Be Afraid Of “Fear” In Effort To (Responsibly & Constructively) Inform, Engage & Prepare Public On Terror Threats; It’s Used For Hurricanes & Global Warming, Why Not Terrorism?
June 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments
The word ‘fear’ has gotten a bit of bad rap this decade. And, I would argue that’s hurt the country’s public preparedness. Let me explain.
I think the fear of being accused of fearmongering has put a significant crimp in the ability of our leaders to communicate with and prepare Americans for terrorism. That’s a problem [...]
Tags: Preparedness Ideas · Risk Communications
On National CPR & AED Awareness Week, A Training Video That Will Definitely Raise Some Heart Rates
June 1st, 2010 · 3 Comments
I frequently highlight interesting and creative approaches to preparedness. The video below — “Super Sexy CPR” — may be a little too interesting and creative for some readers, but I will post it nonetheless as today begins National CPR & AED Awareness Week.
A company called Fortnight Lingerie created the video to promote CPR and its [...]
Tags: Humor · Preparedness Ideas
With Hurricane Season Beginning (& Oil In Gulf), Louisiana Encourages Residents To Pre-Apply For Disaster Food Stamps — Effort Underscores Need To Prepare In Advance Of Disasters For Citizens Who Rely On Govt. Aid/Prescription Drugs
June 1st, 2010 · No Comments
With the 2010 Hurricane Season starting today and the oil spill in the Gulf, the Louisiana Department of Social Services is encouraging residents to pre-apply online for Disaster Food Stamps. The Louisiana effort underscores the importance of citizen advance planning for disasters when it comes to their daily needs (whether it be government assistance or [...]
Tags: Preparedness Ideas · State Preparedness
Center For Biosecurity’s “Resilient American Communities” Report Offers Ideas For Improving Local Public Preparedness
May 21st, 2010 · No Comments
In December of  2009, the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC held a conference in Washington, D.C., “Resilient American Communities: Progress In Practice And In Policy”. The aim was “to apply state-of-the-art knowledge of resilience to the design of federal policies that will strengthen local communities and their environments to withstand disasters, epidemics, and terrorism.”
Co-sponsors included [...]
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Times Square Bombing Attempt Underscores Need To Consider Tourists In Crisis Response
May 19th, 2010 · No Comments
Earlier in the week, I did a post on a terrific new paper, “A Vision for Technology-Mediated Support for Public Participation & Assistance in Mass Emergencies & Disasters†by researchers from the University of Colorado and University of California as part of the Project EPIC initiative. The focus of the paper is the role of technology in improving [...]
Tags: Preparedness Ideas · Preparedness Language · Preparedness Reports
Obama Administration/State & Local Governments Should Use White House Official Sunstein’s Ideas To “Nudge” Citizen Preparedness
May 16th, 2010 · 2 Comments
In today’s New York Times Sunday Magazine, there’s an article, “Cass Sunstein Wants To Nudge Us,” profiling Cass Sunstein, the director of White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).
OIRA, according to the piece, has “the power to review every significant new rule that emerged from…[federal] agencies and to decide whether the benefits (in [...]
Tags: Preparedness Ideas · Preparedness Incentives
Was The Times Square Bomb A “Weapon Of Mass Destruction”? A Case For Redefining Term “WMD” So Public Understands Terror Threats Better
May 14th, 2010 · No Comments
U.S Attorney General Eric Holder announced last week that Times Square bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad would likely be charged “with an act of terrorism transcending national borders, attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction [my italics], use of a destructive device during the commission of another crime, and explosives charges.”
I probably was not the only one [...]
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