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Santos has an institutional structure with a strong focus on preparedness and risk reduction through the Civil Defense Department which focuses primarily on risk prevention, preparedness and adaptation activities (Fig. 2).
Another benefit of the network is that the vigías are embedded members of the community and their involvement has led directly to greater involvement in risk reduction planning with a focus on preparedness, involving a network of civil society that is much wider than just the vigías.
However, this body of literature has some limitations: a scoping review of the evidence for emergency planning identified the tendency of most articles to focus on preparedness and response, while only a few texts relate to hazard analysis, mitigation, and capability assessment.
Although the work is moving in the right direction and the required focus on preparedness and risk reduction is not being ignored, more effort needs to be put into some of these specific activities in the future.
The plan's objectives and some recommendations (e.g., the use of antiviral drugs) are specific for influenza outbreaks, while other parts of the plan focus on preparedness and response to other emerging infectious diseases.
Collection of these baseline data will provide an opportunity to evaluate the impact of the new tracking initiatives and resources as well as increased focus on preparedness since 2000.
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After a business career that took him through the real estate and clothing industries, Vallely opened a motivational speaking business, which centers around Wooden's philosophy of focusing on preparedness, not results.
The real costs of higher education come in failure – the hidden cost of remedial education, for example, could be significantly reduced by focusing on preparedness.
We assessed the prevalence of health-related QoL (HrQoL) and global life satisfaction (subjective well-being) by using validated psychometric instruments and measured the level of engagement in disaster preparedness, with a specific focus on evacuation preparedness.
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