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Disaster preparedness and regional training on nine Caribbean islands: A longterm evaluation
Author(s) -
Toulmin Llewellyn M.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
disasters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-7717
pISSN - 0361-3666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-7717.1987.tb00641.x
Subject(s) - preparedness , training (meteorology) , disaster preparedness , emergency management , unit (ring theory) , emergency plan , medical emergency , caribbean region , plan (archaeology) , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , suicide prevention , operations management , geography , engineering , medicine , political science , psychology , family medicine , mathematics education , archaeology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , meteorology , latin americans , law , tb treatment
This paper presents an analysis and evaluation of emergency preparedness and regionalized training on nine Caribbean islands during the period of 1980 to 1985. Preparedness on the islands is measured in numerous ways, including the existence and comprehensiveness of the disaster plan; existence and adequacy of district organizations; existence of an emergency operations centre; frequency of drills; adequacy of communications; and various other indicators. The regionalized training, which was provided out of a small, internationally‐funded unit in Antigua, is evaluated in terms of the contribution it made to Caribbean preparedness during the period. Various management difficulties are analyzed and recommendations made for future, similar programs.