National Flood Insurance Program

homeless. They lose their jobs, therefor they can’t afford rent or a house payment no longer. Bills become too overwhelming so they just let it all go. Natural disasters can also cause people to become homeless. Not having insurance on a home that gets hit by an earthquake, tornado, or floods can cause a person to change to homeless status real quick.…

Roosevelt had plans for positive changes to come for the American people, with that in mind Roosevelt came up with new programs and added to existing programs to better serve the people. "In response to the growing poverty, President Franklin D Llano Roosevelt began to elaborate the philosophy of the new deal that would permit the federal government to devote more attention to public welfare…

something in common, they live on Earth. And with this Earth, there is always a continuing necessity to protect it despite various obstacles. Through and through, the United States of America has continued to engage in various environmental protection programs in order to safeguard the country and its inhabitants. Interestingly, the thirty-second president of this nation took action and did just that, and took serious action in order to protect the country as a whole from 1933 to 1945.…

The purpose of the community health assessment is to identify health needs and risks, as well as strengths and assets, in Palm Beach County. Palm Beach County, Florida consists of 2,386.33 square miles; of which 1,969.76 square miles is land and 412.22 square miles is water. With over 1.3 million people, Palm Beach County is “the third-most populous county in Florida” (Wikipedia, 2014). West Palm Beach is the biggest city with a population of 102,436 and the location of the county’s three…

Risks identified by Senwes: These are the major risks that have been identified by Senwes: • Increase in pricing by their funders • Farmers purchase direct from suppliers - prices are cheaper and it is more comfortable • Competition from banks - rates are a problem • Uncompetitive product offering by Hinterland • Land reform and intervention by Government- missing opportunity • Loyalty scheme – Senwes don’t have one while competitors have one in place Risks identified by Silverstone…

Sandra van Thiel is a Professor of Public Management and Radboud University in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Her book Research Methods in Public Administration and Public Safety, is a breakdown of how to conduct research within this specified field of study. This week, chapters 1 through 5 were assigned. Chapter 1, Research in public administration, discusses the uniqueness of research in public administration. Chapter 2, the research problem, goes over the process of choosing and formulating the…

In terms of risk likelihood reduction, levees are built to reduce the likelihood of a body of water flooding an area (Coppola, 2011). In New Orleans, levees were constructed around the city to protect against flooding. During Katrina, a large number of those levees were breached and topped over pouring billions of gallons of water into New Orleans from the Gulf of Mexico, Lake Borgne, and Lake Pontchartrain (American Society of Civil Engineers Hurricane Katrina External Review Panel, 2007). The…

Camden uses the National Incident Management System (City of Camden Emergency Operations Plan, 2014). When a severe emergency occurs, the emergency management coordinator is required to declare a state of emergency after consulting the “Incident Commander, Department Heads…

second-highest death rate from cancer in the United States. According to data released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Louisiana was ranked having the second highest death rate in the United States due to cancer. The national average at the time of the report reports that the national average for death due t to cancer was 206 deaths per 100,000, Louisiana 's rate was 237.3 deaths per 100,000. Louisiana When researched you will find a certain location in Louisiana is known for more than…

Clara Barton supported many of the 19th century reform movements that affect our lives today. In her early years as an educator, Clara Barton advocated for public funded schools and established Bordentown’s first public school in 1852. While teaching in Hightstown she recognised the great need for free public schools in New Jersey. Barton travelled to Bordentown to secure permission from officials to build a free public school. This proved to be successful as seen in the increased attendance…