Irwin Redlener Quotes

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• Poverty leads to hardship and failure.
• Poverty-fighting programs are not handouts - they are investments.
• Even the best community organizations and faith-based initiatives and the extraordinary charity of Americans across the country can't carry the brunt of eliminating poverty.
• There isn't a single American city, in my estimation, that has sufficient plans for a nuclear terrorist event.
• The risks are far greater to your child of not getting immunized than any kind of speculative potential relationship between the vaccine and the development…
• Many children face chronic stress from nutritional deprivation or persistent violence at home or in the community. By addressing their medical, emotional and developmental needs…
• There's detailed information on how to assemble a nuclear weapon from parts. There's books about how to build a nuclear bomb.
• If a severe pandemic materializes, all of society could pay a heavy price for decades of failing to create a rational system of health care…
• Medicaid and the Child Health Insurance Program are the two most important safety net programs for children.
• Disasters like Oklahoma City and 9/11 were time-limited. The children who were affected psychologically could go to a place of normalcy.
• Many low-income children face chronic stress from nutritional deprivation or persistent violence at home or in the community. By addressing their medical, emotional and developmental…
• Hospitals are about healing.
• Very large scale disasters, especially those that have occurred in the developing world, have very long recovery periods.
• The larger the disaster, the more necessary it is to have the government as the principal driver of recovery.
• Every single administration in American political history has put cronies and pals and donors into political positions. But normally those people become the ambassador to…
• No organization should be allowed near disaster unless they are willing to cooperate with some level of established leadership.
• There are several very good websites which describe the details of preparedness planning for citizens.
• The best way to get a sense of what kinds of emergencies might present themselves in your community is by contacting local chapters of the…
• Every school should have well-rehearsed emergency response protocols covering a variety of possible scenarios, from fire to armed intruders. Schools should have good lines of…
• Americans do not have a good track record when it comes to preparing for disasters, unless they see a clear possibility of personally being in…

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