This is episode 43, "Disaster Preparedness and COVID-19."
My guest, Karl Kim, is Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Director of the graduate program in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance.
Prof. Kim is currently director of the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center, authorized by the U.S. Congress to develop and deliver FEMA certified training courses for underserved and at-risk communities on natural hazards, mitigation, and urban planning. The Center has trained more than 50,000 first responders, emergency managers, and leaders in 300 communities across the world.
In addition, Prof. Kim is Editor-in-Chief of Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives (Elsevier) and is editing a 10-volume series on disaster risk reduction and resilience (Routledge). He has also led research and training programs in Vietnam, Philippines, and Indonesia.
Do not miss this episode and Prof. Kim discusses how the U.S. responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We don’t Need Health Insurance Companies
Some Really Good Reasons Why We Need Medicare For All
A Prologue to the Future
A Traditional Medicare Benefit
Medicare for All Audio Bullet Points
People’s Action and Healthcare for All
The U.S. Has the Worst Healthcare System Among Wealthy Nations
Why Medicare for All Is Better Than Direct Contracting.
Why Medicare for All Will Provide More Freedom
Drowning, Guns, Healthcare and What People Say
Bubble-Up Economics
Clarifying a Few Points
The Reintroduction of Medicare for All Bills and Why We Need Medicare for All
Some Changes Needed in Our Current Healthcare System
Why Does the Government Keep Letting Medicare Advantage Plan Companies Off the Hook
Pharmacy Benefit Managers and Automatic Denials
Why Doesn’t the Government Provide the Same Help to People Who Are Denied Care?
Fifty Years of Failure
More on ACO REACH and Why We Need to End It
End ACO REACH
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