Irwin Redlener Professions : Professor Born : August 12, 1944 Browse All Authors Top 43 quotes by Irwin Redlener 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 through a comprehensive clinical care model, we can lower their risk of developing long-term physical and mental health issues. Irwin Redlener stress home children Police officers and firemen are so visible in their daily work, there's no mistaking they're there - and that presence makes people feel secure. Irwin Redlener fireman police people Immigrant children are highly vulnerable. Their level of disadvantage and fragility has consistently grown due to factors outside their control. Irwin Redlener fragility levels children Disasters like Oklahoma City and 9/11 were time-limited. The children who were affected psychologically could go to a place of normalcy. Irwin Redlener oklahoma-city cities children There are several very good websites which describe the details of preparedness planning for citizens. Irwin Redlener details planning citizens 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 communications with local emergency response officials and practice those relationships in drills and special exercises. Irwin Redlener communication exercise school There's detailed information on how to assemble a nuclear weapon from parts. There's books about how to build a nuclear bomb. Irwin Redlener nuclear bombs book Having insurance doesn't guarantee good health outcomes, but it is a critical factor. Irwin Redlener good-health outcomes guarantees There has been a transition from a nuclear-annihilation scenario to an isolated-terrorist-nuclear-bomb scenario. But we're still locked into a mind-set that nuclear war would be so overwhelming that any kind of preparedness would be futile. Irwin Redlener transition mind war The reality is that it's harder to recruit pediatric subspecialists if you're not recruiting them for a children's hospital. Irwin Redlener harder children reality When children are hungry, sleepy from a night spent fighting untreated asthma, or hobbled by symptoms of undiagnosed illnesses, they are less likely to do well in school. Irwin Redlener fighting children school Kids get a lot of lip service in disaster planning, but they tend to get far fewer resources than they need. The mantra of 'children are our most valuable resource' is almost never matched by actual funding. Irwin Redlener kids children needs 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. Irwin Redlener community office cities Poverty leads to hardship and failure. Irwin Redlener hardship poverty Poverty-fighting programs are not handouts - they are investments. Irwin Redlener investment poverty fighting 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. Irwin Redlener community organization country There isn't a single American city, in my estimation, that has sufficient plans for a nuclear terrorist event. Irwin Redlener nuclear events cities 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 of autism. Irwin Redlener autism vaccines children Fallout shelters are like bell-bottoms. They've gone in and out of favor. Irwin Redlener bells shelter gone Seven million ship cargo containers come into the United States every year. Five to seven percent only are inspected - five to seven percent. Irwin Redlener ships united-states years Similar Authors Bryan Stevenson professor Bruce Greenwald professor Bruce Ames professor Brian Wansink professor Brian Schmidt professor Brian Martin professor All Authors
