- Rank: 1st - Criteria for Ranking: 306 death (the most deadly earthquake in year 2012) - Date: August 11‚ 2012 - Location: East Azerbaijan Province‚ Iran - Type: Twin earthquakes (Magnitude 6.3 and 6.4) - Description: The earthquake resulted in an estimated 306 deaths‚ over 5000 injured‚ most of houses destroyed. - Sources of information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquakes_in_2012#cite_note-98 and http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000bupa.php#details -
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Did you know that a hurricane is basically a small tornado? When warm air and cool air collide over a large water source such as a sea or ocean‚ a hurricane is made. Hurricane Katrina just happened to be the second largest hurricane in United States history. Being formed in the Caribbean Sea‚ it was at first a category 1 hurricane. It gained strength in the Gulf of Mexico‚ placing it’s rank at category 5. After hitting Louisiana at it’s highest peak‚ it decreased to category 3. Winds at 120 miles
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advantage of natural resources. One of such activities is mining. Thus‚ mining became an important activity which has potential for the contribution of development of areas enriched with resources. Having visited Surigao Del Norte once a month starting February until August of this year‚ I was deeply frustrated by the negative impact of mining in the province. I saw how communities affected by mining. I heard how indigenous people had been shifted off their lands to make way for mining and how their
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Ethical Health Care Issues HCS/545 Ethical Health Care Issues Breast Cancer is a serious issue that affects almost every woman worldwide‚ either directly as someone diagnosed with cancer‚ or indirectly through the illness of a loved one (Women’s Health Resource‚ 2014). Breast Cancer is found in women‚ in their twenties and thirties‚ and those with a family history of the disease. In 2006‚ approximately 212‚920 new cases of invasive breast cancer were diagnosed in the United States alone (Women’s
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Community and Population Health Task I By Charity Baker Introduction I currently reside in Denver County‚ Colorado. I have chosen to assess and analyze this community for this assignment. Denver‚ Colorado is located east of the Eastern Foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Denver County is centrally located within the city of Denver‚ Colorado and includes the Denver International Airport located north-east of the city. The elevation of this county is 5‚277 feet and therefore is nicknamed the
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The Hindenburg disaster was a heart breaking disaster that shook the nation and mourned the lives of the ones who died‚ and completely changed the lives of those who survived and those who watched helplessly. The Hindenburg was the largest airship ever built. This Nazi airship was over eight hundred feet in length and a little over one hundred and thirty feet in diameter. This zeppelin air ship was over six hundred feet larger than our blimps today. The airship held about seventy two passengers and
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Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity: First Draft Grand Canyon University Foundations of Spirituality in Health Care HLT-310V October 06‚ 2012 Abstract In this paper the author will explain what is faith and religion‚ and compare the philosophy of Sikh‚ Buddhism‚ and Jewish religions with that Christian and the author’s religion‚ include spiritual perspective and elements of healing‚ how necessary is to permit patient to practice their religious beliefs and rituals‚ and last
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Running head: ISSUES IN COMMUNITY COUNSELING Issues in Community Crisis Counseling Oluwakemi Amola North Carolina Central University Abstract Crisis counseling is a time-limited program designed to assist persons affected by trauma‚ return to their pre-trauma level of functioning. Crisis counselors utilize several techniques to perform these services. This paper offers a clearer understanding of the crisis counseling field and the counselors who conduct it. In the past twenty years
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Role opportunities for nurses in Community Care in elderly Community nurses focus on • Health promotion • Disease prevention • Wellness (Westley & Fletcher‚ 2004 cited in Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2004). To achieve these goals‚ nurses are involved in • Client and community education • Counselling • Advocacy • Care management (Westley & Fletcher‚ 2004 cited in Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2004). Health promotion: Community nurses may inform health promotion strategies according to individual
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IT For Disaster Management Nicolas Mancini Solvay Business School (Brussels) ------------------------------------------------- Table Of Contents I. Abstract II. Brief overview of Disaster Management a. Key concepts b. Disaster Management Cycle III. IT solutions for Disaster Management c. Disaster Management Information Systems (DMIS) d. IT for Prevention‚ Preparedness and Mitigation i. Geographic
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