Irwin Redlener Quotes
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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.
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Seven million ship cargo containers come into the United States every year. Five to seven percent only are inspected - five to seven percent.
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Poverty-fighting programs are not handouts - they are investments.
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Disasters like Oklahoma City and 9/11 were time-limited. The children who were affected psychologically could go to a place of normalcy.
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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 American Red Cross or offices of emergency management in the region or state. Most large cities will have their own offices of emergency management.
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Having insurance doesn't guarantee good health outcomes, but it is a critical factor.
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Very large scale disasters, especially those that have occurred in the developing world, have very long recovery periods.
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There isn't a single American city, in my estimation, that has sufficient plans for a nuclear terrorist event.