Case Studies in Disaster Response and Emergency Management
Libros de Medicina en PDF Case Studies in Disaster Response and Emergency Management One of the profound implications of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 is that considerably greater public policy attention was needed to protect the homeland and provide a focused governmental response to emergency situations that arise due to natural disasters, terrorism, or even criminal activities. The most notable government reaction to 9/11 was the creation of the Department of Homeland Security through the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Homeland Security, 2011). This new cabinet-level agency was created through the integration of all or part of 22 different federal
