https://www.huffpost.com/entry/government-health-tracking-devices-goog_l_6870142be4b09b00d72b3963
Author: From Brassville to...
A career public servant, an adjunct professor, SME in policy analysis, program evaluation, emergency management, local government, amateur and youth baseball, and the interdependences and inter-connectedness if these.
As disasters surge, RIGOs are helping to keep rural America afloat – Fast Company
NASA scientist reveals the one thing that convinced her conservative father that climate change is real – Scoop Upworthy
“‘…She said, “My dad was like, well, if capitalism says it’s real, it’s real.” The hosts laughed, saying, “If the greediest people in America think it’s real, then that tells me something.”‘
On knowledge management and innovation [sometimes]
https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/zettelkasten-note-taking-method-guide/
Imagine a note-taking system that works with your brain, not against it—one that mirrors how we naturally connect ideas and make sense of the world. Developed by sociologist Niklas Luhmann, the Zettelkasten method transforms the way you capture, organize, and use information. It’s not just about storing notes; it’s about creating a dynamic network of knowledge that grows and evolves with you.
On public health [and its divide from “health care”]
https://www.salon.com/2025/03/06/where-did-us-public-health-go_partner/
Where did U.S. public health go wrong?
The field’s failure to integrate medical services in the mid-20th century set the stage for its current troubles
Who should pay for climate disasters?
Rethinking “emergency preparedness”
Addressing Risk in the Modern Risk Environment-
“…While initially useful, the term “all hazards” no longer accurately describes the functions or mission of the emergency management discipline. In the past few years, state and local emergency managers have led or coordinated governments’ responses to a broadening range of incidents and problems.
“All hazards” is a self-limiting term, not an enabling one. Hazards do not encompass the entirety of the discipline’s current focus, which can include special event planning and coordination, resilience building, humanitarian support (and aid), air and environmental quality, and election security, to name a few.
As emergency managers grapple with new and increasingly complex challenges—such as the intensification of natural disasters and the proliferation of threats like pandemics and cyberattacks—the all-hazards model is inadequate. The current emergency management landscape demands a shift away from the all-hazards approach to a more comprehensive, hazard-agnostic approach. This shift reflects the growing complexity of modern crises and the need for a flexible, adaptable framework that can address a broad range of evolving threats. This approach emphasizes core skills, adaptability, diversity of staff personal and professional experience, identifying commonality of threats, and addressing these by coordinating multidisciplinary solutions. …”
Disaster Diplomats: Why the Future of Emergency Management is a Matter of National Security
Someone creates a “Disaster Misery Index”
https://phys.org/news/2025-02-length-household-displacement-community-disaster.html
“‘…To understand the impacts of future disasters, the computer model can combine estimates of physical damage with socioeconomic characteristics to predict the duration of household displacement within a community and therefore help inform risk mitigation strategies that reduce displacement risks for members of that community in future disasters.”‘
From Brassville to... (working title) 