Disaster Medicine

Secretary Napolitano spoke at UC Berkeley, where she addressed the rapid evolution of cyberspace and threats to its security.

Until I get caught up on posting my enormous folder of resources, this blog may be a bit spammy at times in your feed. 

Muttarak, R. and W. Lutz. 2014. Is education a key to reducing vulnerability to natural disasters and hence unavoidable climate change? Ecology and Society 19(1): 42.http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-06476-190142

OCHA(Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA also ensures there is a framework within which each actor can contribute to the overall response effort.

Administrative costs account for 25 percent of total U.S. hospital spending, according to a new study that compares these costs across eight nations. The United States had the highest administrative costs; Scotland and Canada had the lowest.