Vincent Davis

New Book Bares Lack of Disaster Preparedness in Poor Communities

Seven years after Hurricane Katrina, a new book written by a former FEMA and Red Cross staffer offers some revealing insights into the lack of disaster preparedness in underserved communities. Lost and Turned Out-A Guide to Preparing Underserved Communities for Disasters, discusses the fallacy of current readiness steps to protect poor, disadvantaged populations in a major catastrophe. The book offers solutions for improving underserved participation in the disaster preparedness process. - September 23, 2012