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Working with Legislators to Promote Disaster Resilience

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

One of the additional duties for emergency managers at the local level is to make and maintain connections with local and state elected officials. One of the additional duties for emergency managers at the local level is to make and maintain connections with local and state elected officials.

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IS SPEEDY GOVERNMENT GOOD GOVERNMENT?

Barrett & Greene

without the time for adequate preparation, may be great for elected officials anxious to make quick headlines. Elected and appointed officials need to take the time and effort necessary to consider how the policy is going to be implemented. Jumping into new initiatives.

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A Policy Level Look at Emergency Management

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

Sometimes the position of emergency manager reports to a senior appointed official like the public works director or the fire chief. Others report directly to an elected official, mayor, fire chief or county commissioners. I was fortunate to work for a senior appointed official—a Deputy County Executive.

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THE GRAVEYARD OF GOOD IDEAS

Barrett & Greene

Progress rarely can accrue on the back of a good idea until the people charged with implementation are up to speed. ” in which we made the case that the pressure for states and localities to solve problems overnight can often lead to failed efforts. Jumping into new initiatives.

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Vaccine Policy in a Post-COVID World

Policy Chats

From 2023, Associate Professor Attwell leads MandEval, a mixed methods and multi-country study of the implementation and impact of COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Australia, Italy, France and California, a $4.7 million dollar project funded by the Medical Research Future Fund of the Australian Government.

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Getting Elected is the Easy Part

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

She recently had a book published, Getting Elected is the Easy Part: Work and Winning in the State Legislature In this podcast we learn about her personal experiences and then also dive more deeply into her advice for people aspiring to be elected officials.

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Developing and Implementing Property Remediation Strategies in Urban and Rural Communities in the Lehigh Valley: A Case Study of Bethlehem and Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Center for Community Progress

Although implementing the recommendations has not been without difficulty, the city had the organizational infrastructure, data collection expectations, and working relationships in place to do so. The plan for Bethlehem, which straddles both Northampton and Lehigh Counties, won the 2018 Lehigh Valley Award for Plan or Policy.