http://news.issuelab.org/issuelab_disaster_relief.xmlIssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. We carry 35 news feeds covering a variety of social issues and provide direct access to full research works. You are viewing our "Disaster Relief" news feed. Create a LabRat account at www.issuelab.org/accounts/create and access all of our feeds for free -- and tag, rate, and review research to boot! IssueLab - bringing nonprofit research into focus. Join us!en-ushttp://news.issuelab.org/issuelab_disaster_relief?format=skinhttp://www.issuelab.org/news_feedshttp://feeds.issuelab.org/issuelab_chicklet_logo.jpgissuelab_disaster_reliefhttp://feedburner.google.comFri, 05 Feb 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/A6zdBtgWkIk/portrait_of_louisiana_louisiana_human_development_report_2009http://www.issuelab.org/research/portrait_of_louisiana_louisiana_human_development_report_2009Contributing organization(s): American Human Development Project. Louisiana ranks 49th among U.S. states and Washington, D.C. on the American Human Development Index, with wide disparities within...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/A6zdBtgWkIk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/portrait_of_louisiana_louisiana_human_development_report_2009Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/ruzaORjrchQ/never_again_lessons_from_louisianas_gustav_evacuationhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/never_again_lessons_from_louisianas_gustav_evacuationContributing organization(s): New Orleans Workers&apos; Center for Racial Justice. A report by STAND, a grassroots project of NOWCRJ, that exposes the impact of Lousiana&apos;s unjust and...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/ruzaORjrchQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/never_again_lessons_from_louisianas_gustav_evacuationMon, 03 Aug 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/i9Zh6zX-SdY/fighting_fire_with_fire_lessons_from_the_laotian_organizing_projects_first_campaignhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/fighting_fire_with_fire_lessons_from_the_laotian_organizing_projects_first_campaignContributing organization(s): Asian Pacific Environmental Network. Numerous articles and studies have characterized the city of Richmond in West Contra Costa County, California as a &quot;toxic hot...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/i9Zh6zX-SdY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/fighting_fire_with_fire_lessons_from_the_laotian_organizing_projects_first_campaignFri, 31 Jul 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/5NryvLfo0Bg/common_ground_on_chemical_risk_case_studies_from_the_middle_easthttp://www.issuelab.org/research/common_ground_on_chemical_risk_case_studies_from_the_middle_eastContributing organization(s): Search For Common Ground. The case studies in this book were prepared by members of Search for Common Ground&apos;s Middle East Chemical Risks Consortium (CRC)-- a...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/5NryvLfo0Bg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/common_ground_on_chemical_risk_case_studies_from_the_middle_eastMon, 29 Jun 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/c50TYJN0fuI/demographic_profile_of_9_11_dislocated_workershttp://www.issuelab.org/research/demographic_profile_of_9_11_dislocated_workersContributing organization(s): Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. A report profiling more than 11,000 New York area workers who were assisted by the September 11th Fund&apos;s Employment...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/c50TYJN0fuI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/demographic_profile_of_9_11_dislocated_workersWed, 24 Jun 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/_E_ND5-dVEQ/understanding_the_workforce_needs_of_new_jerseys_public_health_and_other_disaster_management_employershttp://www.issuelab.org/research/understanding_the_workforce_needs_of_new_jerseys_public_health_and_other_disaster_management_employersContributing organization(s): Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. This report explores the priority workforce needs of New Jersey&apos;s public disaster management system. An advisory group of...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/_E_ND5-dVEQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/understanding_the_workforce_needs_of_new_jerseys_public_health_and_other_disaster_management_employersMon, 15 Jun 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/XKl79l-s9eg/perfect_firestorm_bringing_forest_service_wildfire_costs_under_control_thehttp://www.issuelab.org/research/perfect_firestorm_bringing_forest_service_wildfire_costs_under_control_theContributing organization(s): Cato Institute. Blessed and cursed by a Congress that gives it a virtual if not literal blank check for fire protection, the Forest Service&apos;s fire spending is out...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/XKl79l-s9eg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/perfect_firestorm_bringing_forest_service_wildfire_costs_under_control_theWed, 10 Jun 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/qTknk7bsM8Q/smallpox_and_bioterrorism_why_the_plan_to_protect_the_nation_is_stalled_and_what_to_dohttp://www.issuelab.org/research/smallpox_and_bioterrorism_why_the_plan_to_protect_the_nation_is_stalled_and_what_to_doContributing organization(s): Cato Institute. The Iraq war is over, no weapons of mass destruction (WMD) have yet been found, and the president&apos;s smallpox plan, though sound, is running out of...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/qTknk7bsM8Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/smallpox_and_bioterrorism_why_the_plan_to_protect_the_nation_is_stalled_and_what_to_doTue, 21 Apr 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/cNbW_m10llY/emergency_preparedness_for_older_peoplehttp://www.issuelab.org/research/emergency_preparedness_for_older_peopleContributing organization(s): International Longevity Center-USA. After the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks, a large population of older persona and people with disabilities living near the disaster...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/cNbW_m10llY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/emergency_preparedness_for_older_peopleMon, 06 Apr 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/ioQKT2AeMiM/through_the_eye_of_a_needle_the_challenge_of_providing_employment_services_in_new_yorks_chinatown_post_september_11thhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/through_the_eye_of_a_needle_the_challenge_of_providing_employment_services_in_new_yorks_chinatown_post_september_11thContributing organization(s): Public/Private Ventures. Prepared for the US Department of Labor, this P/PV report evaluates the effectiveness of the National Emergency Grant (NEG) money awarded to...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/ioQKT2AeMiM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/through_the_eye_of_a_needle_the_challenge_of_providing_employment_services_in_new_yorks_chinatown_post_september_11thWed, 25 Mar 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/Sc8vgHc-kGI/disaster_preparedness_and_recovery_for_community_development_organizationshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/disaster_preparedness_and_recovery_for_community_development_organizationsContributing organization(s): Neighborworks America. The purpose of this handbook is to provide community development organizations (CDOs) with basic information useful for the following: &lt;br...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/Sc8vgHc-kGI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/disaster_preparedness_and_recovery_for_community_development_organizationsMon, 23 Mar 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/MiSl9KyN61E/life_after_hurricane_katrina_a_brief_on_the_chicagoland_katrina_relief_initiativehttp://www.issuelab.org/research/life_after_hurricane_katrina_a_brief_on_the_chicagoland_katrina_relief_initiativeContributing organization(s): Social IMPACT Research Center, Social IMPACT Research Center. The goal of Chicago&apos;s Katrina Relief Initiative was to provide a comprehensive...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/MiSl9KyN61E" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/life_after_hurricane_katrina_a_brief_on_the_chicagoland_katrina_relief_initiativeMon, 26 Jan 2009 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/Si44P5pxrPw/building_a_better_safety_net_for_the_new_new_orleanshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/building_a_better_safety_net_for_the_new_new_orleansContributing organization(s): Urban Institute. The most vulnerable populations in New Orleans -- the elderly, people with physical and mental disabilities, and single mothers out of the labor market...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/Si44P5pxrPw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/building_a_better_safety_net_for_the_new_new_orleansFri, 10 Oct 2008 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/WJSXyaRbos0/rising_seas_and_powerful_storms_threaten_global_securityhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/rising_seas_and_powerful_storms_threaten_global_securityContributing organization(s): Earth Policy Institute. Standing before the United Nations General Assembly in October 1987, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Maldives, made an appeal representing...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/WJSXyaRbos0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/rising_seas_and_powerful_storms_threaten_global_securityFri, 16 May 2008 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/MiSl9KyN61E/life_after_hurricane_katrina_a_brief_on_the_chicagoland_katrina_relief_initiativehttp://www.issuelab.org/research/life_after_hurricane_katrina_a_brief_on_the_chicagoland_katrina_relief_initiativeContributing organization(s): Social IMPACT Research Center, Social IMPACT Research Center. The goal of Chicago&apos;s Katrina Relief Initiative was to provide a comprehensive...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/MiSl9KyN61E" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/life_after_hurricane_katrina_a_brief_on_the_chicagoland_katrina_relief_initiativeThu, 19 Oct 2006 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/3ndBeNSl1XQ/rural_people_rural_places_the_hidden_costs_of_hurricane_katrinahttp://www.issuelab.org/research/rural_people_rural_places_the_hidden_costs_of_hurricane_katrinaContributing organization(s): Rural Sociological Society. This brief shows how the characteristics of rural Gulf Coast families place them at higher risks during natural disasters and make them far...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/3ndBeNSl1XQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/rural_people_rural_places_the_hidden_costs_of_hurricane_katrinaTue, 29 Aug 2006 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/C8ewMd5gsxk/hurricane_damages_soar_to_new_levels_insurance_companies_abandoning_homeowners_in_high_risk_coastal_areashttp://www.issuelab.org/research/hurricane_damages_soar_to_new_levels_insurance_companies_abandoning_homeowners_in_high_risk_coastal_areasContributing organization(s): Earth Policy Institute. Damage from hurricanes is soaring off the charts, bankrupting insurance companies and depriving property owners of insurance in high-risk areas....<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/C8ewMd5gsxk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/hurricane_damages_soar_to_new_levels_insurance_companies_abandoning_homeowners_in_high_risk_coastal_areasTue, 29 Aug 2006 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/SU5Q0Qqo4G8/global_warming_forcing_us_coastal_population_to_move_inland_an_estimated_250000_katrina_evacuees_are_now_climate_refugeeshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/global_warming_forcing_us_coastal_population_to_move_inland_an_estimated_250000_katrina_evacuees_are_now_climate_refugeesContributing organization(s): Earth Policy Institute. Those of us who track the effects of global warming had assumed that the first large flow of climate refugees would likely be in the South...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/SU5Q0Qqo4G8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/global_warming_forcing_us_coastal_population_to_move_inland_an_estimated_250000_katrina_evacuees_are_now_climate_refugeesMon, 21 Aug 2006 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/eUYmBOEqRFg/federalism_and_domestic_disasters_promoting_a_balanced_responsehttp://www.issuelab.org/research/federalism_and_domestic_disasters_promoting_a_balanced_responseContributing organization(s): Center for Future Security Strategies, Hudson Institute. In response to the widespread devastation wrought by hurricane Katrina, many people have called for...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/eUYmBOEqRFg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/federalism_and_domestic_disasters_promoting_a_balanced_responseTue, 15 Aug 2006 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/StM1H_HL2bA/investing_in_fema_a_role_for_government_in_protecting_opportunityhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/investing_in_fema_a_role_for_government_in_protecting_opportunityContributing organization(s): Opportunity Agenda. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) played a central--and often controversial--role in the federal government&apos;s response to...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/StM1H_HL2bA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/investing_in_fema_a_role_for_government_in_protecting_opportunityWed, 09 Aug 2006 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/wtq5OVyHY4E/katrina_one_year_later_housing_welcoming_katrinas_victims_back_homehttp://www.issuelab.org/research/katrina_one_year_later_housing_welcoming_katrinas_victims_back_homeContributing organization(s): Opportunity Agenda. Since Hurricane Katrina overtook New Orleans and caused hundreds of thousands of Gulf Coast residents to relocate, many families have struggled to...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/wtq5OVyHY4E" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/katrina_one_year_later_housing_welcoming_katrinas_victims_back_homeFri, 04 Aug 2006 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/LSCh4-GD-y0/katrina_one_year_later_health_and_health_care_for_katrinas_victimshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/katrina_one_year_later_health_and_health_care_for_katrinas_victimsContributing organization(s): Opportunity Agenda. Hurricane Katrina claimed over 1,500 lives, injured thousands more, and severely disrupted health-care delivery in the Gulf Coast region.1 Many...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/LSCh4-GD-y0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/katrina_one_year_later_health_and_health_care_for_katrinas_victimsFri, 04 Aug 2006 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/nPi-OlgE6mM/jobs_and_business_the_state_of_opportunity_for_workers_in_the_gulfhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/jobs_and_business_the_state_of_opportunity_for_workers_in_the_gulfContributing organization(s): Opportunity Agenda. Hurricane Katrina revealed that our government was ill-prepared to assist the most vulnerable people at a time of dire need, and that unequal...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/nPi-OlgE6mM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/jobs_and_business_the_state_of_opportunity_for_workers_in_the_gulfFri, 28 Jul 2006 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/o2F9Wzh9mkM/setting_the_record_straight_more_than_52000_europeans_died_from_heat_in_summer_2003http://www.issuelab.org/research/setting_the_record_straight_more_than_52000_europeans_died_from_heat_in_summer_2003Contributing organization(s): Earth Policy Institute. Following a string of high heat days and meteorologists&apos; warnings that this summer could be another scorcher, European public health...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/o2F9Wzh9mkM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/setting_the_record_straight_more_than_52000_europeans_died_from_heat_in_summer_2003Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~3/alE2VEhJW-Q/gulf_coast_and_opportunityhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/gulf_coast_and_opportunityContributing organization(s): Opportunity Agenda. Our government&apos;s flawed response to Hurricane Katrina reflected a profound abandonment of the American values of opportunity -- equal treatment,...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_disaster_relief/~4/alE2VEhJW-Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/gulf_coast_and_opportunity