Federal Emergency Management Agency

Every state in the U.S. are broken into congressional districts. The people of that certain district vote for a congressman to represent them in congress. Not all states have the same amount of districts, states are in different shapes and sizes, based on population that’s how many districts there are in that state. Mario Diaz-Balart effectively represents the needs, opinions and diversity of his constituents of the Florida 25th District. He’s a cuban-inherit, so he supports helping illegal…

the reports “call on the state National Guards"(2006) to adjust the training so that a priority mission is included to support all missions. Even though the state National guards are requested to adjust their training, it is very important that federal agencies and the National Guard work and plan together for responses to major disasters. If this is executed properly a more effective recovery process will be in place after a disaster strikes. When strengthening the Public Health Response, James…

Homelessness is an issue that goes back as far as the 1640s. The County of Los Angeles has been trying to combat the issues of homelessness for decades. The total estimated number of people experiencing homelessness in “Los Angeles County” according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) is “46,874, an overall increase of 2,515 people or 5.7% from 2015 (44,359)” LAHSA.ORG (2016). Although many programs have been developed over the years, the numbers continue to increase for…

HRSA Data Warehouse Case Study Nation, Nevada, and Clark County Comparison Nationwide there are 1,362 health center grantees operating more than 10,222 clinics and delivering affordable health care on a sliding fee scale to more than 16 million low-income families. Nevada has 36 health center sites and 6 health center grantees; while Clark County has 12 health center locations and 4 health center grantees (Health Resources and Services Administration [HRSA], 2016). During 2016 a total funding $9…

and as a definable component of the emergency management cycle was slim. There was little interest in the process per se. Only one of four counties visited had a completed recovery component in its emergency management plan at the time of Hugo hit. This Deficiency was tied in with the generally low level of knowledge, experience, and functional skill in emergency management (Donal D. Hook, September 10-22, 1989 (SPRING 1991)). 2. Knowledge about Emergency management educational resources,…

1. How is the patrol function affected by the officer’s shift assignment? What would you expect to be the major differences in your city? The duties of an officer and the way they approach those duties depend on their shift assignment. Day shifts are usually more routine shift addressing traffic controls, community events, etc. Swing shift are a little more active since the community is getting out of work and are more out and about. Graveyard shifts are more centered on guarding as individuals…

would cooperate. The second option recommended by the KDHE of ranking the site for superfund was quickly declined. Superfund is trust-fund program set up by Congress to handle emergencies and hazardous waste sites needing long-term clean-up (i.e. Wichita). The Superfund program is administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Superfund program is important in intergovernmental relations because it is dedicated to cleaning up our nation’s hazardous waste sites. Even though, the…

Taking Care of Global/Domestic Terrorism Since our recent terrorist attack in September 11, 2001 many researchers like economists, sociologists, psychologists, and political scientists have been debating the cause of this terrorist attack. In addition, the 9/11 caused financial and military costs which involved fighting terrorism, and many people started fearing terrorist which caused limits to our personal freedoms. The United States has played a major role in terrorism as well as dealing with…

for their everyday activities. Institution of every business origin use some type of computerized program to collect and organize their work flow. Medical institutions continue to follow suit with technology, especially because of the fact the federal government is mandating it. Informatics is the title of this data collection and usage process. In this discussion, I will explain how informatics has branched into the medical field and how it affects nursing,…

There are many threats and risks that the United States face and must protect itself from. While the federal government must focus on the threats that poses the biggest risks to the country as a whole, local communities must look at these threats differently. Threats that poses the biggest threats to the entire United States sometimes don’t exactly pose a threat to some local communities. There are six strategic challenges that have been identified to drive risk over the next five years,…