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... The statements made are those of the rapporteur or individual site visit or workshop participants and do not necessarily represent the views of all participants, the planning committee, or the National Academies. For the purposes of its three regional meetings, the committee defined resil ience as "the ability to prepare and plan for, absorb, recover from, or more successfully adapt to actual or potential adverse events." This definition raises fundamental questions for the committee to explore.
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... Income disparities remain stark among ethnic and racial groups and large areas of the city -- along with many areas along the Mississippi Gulf Coast -- remain vulnerable to future hazards and disasters. A TOUR OF NEW ORLEANS AND THE GULF COAST During its bus and walking tour of New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the committee saw many areas that had only partially recovered from Hurricane Katrina.
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... Representatives of these organizations also emphasized the importance of getting businesses back in operation to provide employment and goods and services for the people affected by a disaster. INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE During the first of five discussion panels held at the workshop, some participants emphasized that durability needs to be an integral part of performance measures for structures.
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... For example, health care providers need to quickly access medication, diagnoses, special medical needs, and other information to provide the best possible care, which requires that this information be available electronically. Health care providers may themselves require health and mental health services, again emphasizing the human dimen sion of resilience.


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