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Everyone involved in fighting the pandemic flu

If a pandemic flu would occur in my region and we would not have doctors or medicine students, I would make a call to all medicine students from neighbor regions. Medicine students already have basic medical knowledge and they are more flexible than working doctors. They can easily come over and they are eager to gain practical experience. Doctors could train them online on a platform through a blog, videos or live chat sessions. It would be a quicker, more efficient and safer way to provide…

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Added by Natalie Pruemmer on June 25, 2012 at 3:54pm — No Comments

How do People React in a Pandemic? - LEARN9

I choose the topic "How do People React in a Pandemic?"

There are different types of the stages of pandemic. "It is a pandemic wave causing mild disease and low death rates, research on people’s reactions to the risk of infection, possible death and a more severe outbreak provides important guidelines for journalists covering this story". "If the outbreak is already causing severe disease and high death rates, research on people’s reactions to similar disasters can guide…

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Added by Elaventhan Arunakirinathan on June 24, 2012 at 10:40pm — No Comments

How do people react in a pandemic

People react in a variety of ways, depending on the type of the event, the extent of the catastrophe and if it is something that is ongoing, or what have you.

This particular article was important to me because it outlined the five ways people react and the reasons why they do react in the manner that they do.

It firsts go into how people react and how they overeact. It is the period of adjustment that happens in this phase. They know what the situation is, they pause,… Continue

Added by CASSANDRA JUNIEL on May 30, 2011 at 10:30pm — No Comments

risk = hazard + outrage

Reading about the the

five secrets of Crisis Communication, I was most interested in the formula of risk = hazard + outrage and how the nature of communications was so tied into this balance. I was especially interested in the wh*** concept of "outrage management" - manipulating the presentation of the hazard as a way to manage and channel behavior and interest to… Continue

Added by Soni Pitts on May 17, 2010 at 5:54am — No Comments

The Pandemic game

So my region of the world is suffering from a pandemic, information is flying, hospitals and doctors are working overtime, and everyone is trying to keep calm.…

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Added by Katherine Morrison on May 17, 2010 at 2:30am — No Comments

Learn9: Crisis Management

I picked "How do people react in a pandemic?" as my secret of choice. Almost all the crisis management is based on this first question, since any response takes place after the panic - and if we can learn to moderate that response before it is panic then so much the better.

I really like the comment that the knee-jerk over reaction is often useful. If, before the actual disaster arrives in full-force, people have done some research and are taking precautions then we will be in better… Continue

Added by Hanna Brady on May 12, 2010 at 2:01am — No Comments

Imagine 9 - On the Flu Pandemic homefront

It is a cold and wet year thus far. The doctors and clinics have been offering patients who have flu symptoms the option to be added to a data base manned by volunteers from the community who have offered to touch base with patients while they deal with and recover from the flu. The names are added to a database that keeps track of contact information per neighbourhood. Along with the Health Department's FluWatch program, volunteers take the… Continue

Added by Allison Keats on May 12, 2010 at 1:57am — No Comments

Journalist network during a flu pandemic - Imagine 9

I would create a german journalist network where all journalists involved in the pandemic reporting could log in and exchange their information with their colleagues. This network would also offer Q&A to the normal public where journalists could share their wisdom.

Through being in touch with the public the journalists could raise their awareness through their daily action and could act more responsible with their information and their news.

Added by MirkoZ on May 9, 2010 at 11:19am — No Comments

How do People React in a Pandemic? - Learn9

I really enjoyed reading the guide - it had some really great insights.

Based on the assumption that only bad news are good news I was aware that crisis communication is a taff job - so this guide was really helpful.

I really liked the fifth section "How do People React in a Pandemic?" and in particular

the following five principles.

Five principle bulwarks against denial

1. Legitimize fear. People go into denial because they don't feel… Continue

Added by MirkoZ on May 9, 2010 at 10:28am — No Comments

Hazmat Parkour Corps

so it has finally happened. an actual pandemic has reached my little area of the world. Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, Amnesty International, various government organizations and other entities have been trying to contain the outbreak. however, the virus is still spreading.

a vaccination has already been created. however, fear-mongering by certain government officials and major news outlets have worsened the crisis in a number of ways. the roads are filled with cars…

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Added by nomadHAR on May 7, 2010 at 11:29pm — 4 Comments

I IMAGINE myself counting on YOU for any crisis

Hi there,

it’s Mindy again. I was wondering if you could ask for 3 parrot flakes at your local e-coop

or at the nearest fair… Continue

Added by Ternura Rojas on May 7, 2010 at 11:00am — 3 Comments

LEARN 9: the Secrets of Crisis Communication

Mission 9’s assignment bears special importance for me, because I am a Pharmacist, this means that I would be in the frontline in case of any outbreak. I will have to be able to handle the situation. I will have to deal with my fear -well in advance- in order to be ready to offer support to the public. But this is not enough; I have to be aware of the health…

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Added by Ternura Rojas on May 5, 2010 at 6:30pm — 6 Comments

Life during the SARS outbreak in Taiwan

In 2002/3 it looked for a while as if the world was about to end. I was a recent arrival in Taiwan when Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome appeared on the scene, and watched events unfolding with a sense of detachment from reality. It was happening to 'them' but not to me.

In retrospect, that was a pretty stupid attitude to take. But most of us are guilty of denial when faced with threats we can't really comprehend. Disease is an invisible enemy, and until it actually starts affecting… Continue

Added by Chris Ke Sihai on May 5, 2010 at 8:30am — 2 Comments

Creative Cooks in a Pandemic Flu

In the year 2011, we suffer a bad pandemic flu.

I am the leader of a cook club at that time. Since we are professional on cooking stuff and have great knowledge of food, we are creating anti-flu dishes.…

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Added by Miaomiao Huang on May 5, 2010 at 8:01am — 1 Comment

2011 Pandemic Crisis Networking Plan

2011 Pandemic Crisis Networking Plan-

1. Contact all local televised new stations and get them on board to assist in the project

2. Set up a open source website and connect it to each new station website

-site is to be set up with a map of the local area

- information of pandemic can be added updated news from the news stations or the public

- as information is added by the news station, it is labeled on the map as…

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Added by Jordache Perozzo on May 2, 2010 at 5:48am — No Comments

Preparedness through Outrage... and Diversity of Information?

So, I am going to look at a couple of different statements. This is one from "How do People React in a Pandemic?":

"If it is a pandemic wave causing mild disease and low death rates, research on people’s reactions to the risk of infection,

possible death and a more severe outbreak provides important guidelines

for journalists covering this story."

And this one, from "Covering Risk":

"The most powerful way to get people to take precautions is to mobilize and… Continue

Added by Scott Douglas Fraser on May 1, 2010 at 4:00am — 2 Comments

A game to model a crisis

Computer simulations try to model real-life situations in the most accurate way possible, taking into consideration inputs and processing them into outputs. Examples include flight simulators and games. I would like to point out how good the game PANDEMIC 2 is at modelling a world wide pandemic crisis.

Here is the direct link, have a play for yourselves:…

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Added by Edoardo Simone Paluan on April 30, 2010 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Emergency Broadcast System for cellular phones

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Added by Mick C. Malkemus on April 29, 2010 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

Video Game Crisis Communication Secret

After reviewing the 5 secrets to crisis communication, I believe that the most important secret is how people react to crisis situationist. Not understanding how people react is like trying to solve for X without any other numbers or variables. It's just impossible.

People reaction will make and break any type of solution to any crisis. If people react out of control, the systems in place will fall apart. The best way to counter this, is to keep the system as simple as…

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Added by Jordache Perozzo on April 29, 2010 at 1:07am — No Comments

Munich influenca pandemic plan - ushahidi could help - learn 7

I did some research and found out that ushahidi could help a lot while implementing the Bavarian influenca pandemic plan in Munich. http://www.muenchen.de/Rathaus/rgu/vorsorge_schutz/infektion/grippe/154181/index.html

Ushaidi users could inform the local resilienc competence center about infected people, what enbale a fast distribution of the serum what could also limit the…

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Added by MirkoZ on April 19, 2010 at 4:19pm — No Comments