Natural and technological disasters present significant threats to the public's health. The emergency response capabilities of government and private relief organizations are limited. With a strategy in which residents of urban areas are trained in search and rescue, first aid, fire suppression, care and shelter, emergency communications, and disaster mental health, the community becomes a 'resource' rather than a 'victim'.
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Lichterman, J. D. (2000). A “community as resource” strategy for disaster response. Public Health Reports.
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