Post on 18-Jan-2016
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COMMUNITY
RESILIENCE BUILDING
AND PLANNING FOR RAD/NUC
DEFINITION
COMMUNITY RESILIENCE:
A process of collective adaptation and recovery to restore community structure and functioning
- eg, after a RAD/NUC disaster
COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN ACTION: REBUILDING HIROSHIMA
"Hiroshima was dealt a devastating blow by a single atomic bomb. One rumor had it that no trees of plants would grow for 75 years. Many felt recovery would prove impossible. But emergency restoration measures were taken almost immediately, and over time the people turned resolutely toward full-scale rebuilding.
It was a harsh, painful process. The survivors lived with intense anxiety about their health and finances. The administrators of the Hiroshima Prefectural government and others who were involved in the restoration activity were pressed to their limits."
http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/frame/Virtual_e/visit_e/estPanel_4a.html
RESILIENCE: RESTORATION OF HIROSHIMA
Temporary housing erected Orphanages built School resumed – open air classrooms Rapid building of new uniform temporary housing units Inauguration of Peace Restoration Festival Rubble cleaned up, damaged buildings restored, wooden
buildings erected Monuments built Public heath centers for treatment of survivors' injuries Peace Boulevard ("One Hundred-Meter Boulevard") and
Peace Memorial Park to symbolize Hiroshima's rebirth
http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/frame/Virtual_e/visit_e/estPanel_4a.html
RESILIENCE: RESTORATION OF YOURTOWN Clean up physical signs of community devastation
Work toward resuming business and usual activities Governmental, school, church, sports & cultural events, festivals
Restore social and mental health services
Restore and use communication systems to inform
Gather groups to work on community and social projects
Create meaning & purpose Commemorations, ceremonies, memorials, fundraisers
Foster optimism & hope Inspirational speeches, sermons, public forums/town halls,
psychoeducation groups, public service announcements
An improvised nuclear device was detonated in the downtown area of your city. The President declared a disaster, and federal teams came in to conduct clean-up operations. Over 1000 bodies have been identified and buried. A year later, most of the debris has been cleared out. No residents or businesses have returned to the area.
What steps can citizens and city leaders take to begin to recover from this disaster and rebuild the community?
VIGNETTE: COMMUNITY RESTORATION
Predisaster RAD/NUC disaster readiness activities:
Orient yourself to the Incident Command (IC) structure (local, state, federal) and your place in it
Predisaster networking: get to know the players and leaders in your local IC structure
All workers should have training in PSB for RAD/NUC- Acute eval/triage, PFA, risk communication, conflict resolution
Get appropriately credentialed in the response system
RESILIENCE THROUGH PLANNING
Disseminating vital RAD/NUC facts to responder workforce Preparing risk communication facts and messages Developing readiness for special needs populations
(e.g., medical, psychiatric, children, elderly)
Establishing PSB strategies for crowds and surges Personal and family planning and disaster readiness tool
kits for the community (including plans for pets)
Developing protocols for ensuring responder/worker relief and care
OTHER RELIENCE CONSIDERATIONS FOR RAD/NUC DISASTER PREPAREDNESS