FEMA published a new document that provides a background on what it means to take a Whole Community Approach to emergency management. See A whole Community Approach to Emergency Management: Principles ...

Lyle R. Petersen is the director of the division of vector-borne diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Updated August 11, 2013, 5:01 PM Parents have become frantic over letting ...

A home with a bright orange front door is not the most typical sight — unless you live in one of the 18 Detroit neighborhoods that have welcomed in a team of volunteers to help kids get ready for ...

Communities face several challenges and complex decisions related to natural hazards, which are increasingly exacerbated by climate change. Furthermore, the increased frequency of extreme weather ...

The echoes of Rwanda’s past resonate with a profound message of resilience and transformation. Emerging from the shadows of a devastating genocide that resulted in the grievous loss of more than 1 ...

Investing in children’s health is a sound economic decision with a long-term impact on achieving sustainable human, social, and economic development. The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky’s Investing ...

The approach to community risk reduction (CRR) must be a holistic one. It isn’t just about an individual program, such as smoke alarms or slips and falls. It’s about how all of a community’s risks ...

A ward that spans parts of Chicago's West and Northwest sides went five months without a single murder earlier this year, and some parts of the city may hope to copy that success story. The 26th Ward ...

Residents of Atlanta’s redeveloped East Lake community say the history of their neighborhood is a real-life Cinderella story. East Lake, once known as “Little Vietnam” to the local police because of ...