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1.Describe 2 key strength and 2 key limitations you discovered.

2.Pick a recent disaster from the headlines and think through how the exercise approach would assist in mitigation, during disaster responses, and post-disaster responses. What would be some challenges? Remember to include a link to the story about the disaster.

Also, I need quotations, citations, and a list of references.

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This solution provides a discussion on the mitigating factors affecting a disaster response. Disasters including are a Pandemics Influenza Exercise and the Hurricane Sandy Response.

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Using the attached PowerPoint I need help
1. Describe 2 key strength and 2 key limitations you discovered.
2. Pick a recent disaster from the headlines and think through how the exercise approach would assist in mitigation, during disaster responses, and post-disaster responses. What would be some challenges? Remember to include a link to the story about the disaster.
Also, I need quotations, citations, and a list of references.

The Pandemic Influenza Statewide Influenza exercise off 2008 was an attempt to use a
combination of several healthcare efforts to mimic an actual event. One of the most important
was the implementation of the Countermeasures Response Administration (CRA). The CRA
collected data in response to the exercise and in a real events would collect data track a number
of issues. First, the CRA would track the number of patients affected by the pandemic flu. Also
the system was able to keep trace the number of antiviral agents that were distributed.
The limitations described were several but most significant were those who did were
present at the dispensing locations but did not receive the antivirals. The reason for not receiving
an antiviral could be important. Also, ...

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