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CARRI Community Forum Papers

During the Community Resilience Forum (April 28, 2009) more than fifteen community representatives (including four mayors) provided lessons learned and participated in a variety of discussions surrounding community resilience. By combining Forum presentations with invaluable thoughts and experiences shared that day, a series of white papers have been developed.

 

Executive Leadership and Community Resilience

Viewpoints of Four Mayors Who Led  Their Communities Through Disasters Mayors Panel

Private Sector at the Heart of Community Resilience

Messages from "Elvis" -- The Importance of Establishing a Response Plan with Defined Responsibilities, Effective Communication, and Logistics  Rick Bowker

Community Resilience and Rapid Recovery of the Business Sector  Mary Graham

Engaging Small Business:  A Community Resilience Lesson from Bartlett Tennessee John Threadgill

Enhancing Community Resilience through Coordination

Prepare for Rapid Evaluation of Needs and Assignment of Resources Mark Ashley

Regional Hospital Collaboration on Disaster-Related Medical Care Improves Overall Quality of CareDr. John Simkovich

Building Local Capacity to Enhance Community Resilience

Building Local Capacity in Key Disaster Recovery Skills  Roberta Avila

Outreach, Capacity Building, and Post-Disaster Distribution of Goods and Servcies to Low-Income PopulationsRev. Jack Little

Getting NGOs and Faith-Based Organizations to the Table Adele Lyons

Local Government Leading the Way

Leading the Way: Increasing the Resilience of Local Government Mac Burdette

"I'm Ready" Campaign Prepares Citizens for Various Disasters:  A Community Resilience Lesson from Shelby County, Tennessee Ted Fox