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Legal Issues for Volunteers Responding to Disasters

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

Elizabeth Van Nostrand is an associate professor in the Department of Health Services Administration and Policy at the Temple University College of Public Health. Van Nostrand is an expert in legal epidemiology—the study and application of law as an intervention to prevent disease and injury.

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AWS re:Invent 2024 recap for government agencies

AWS Public Sector Blog

Supercharge your growth with AWS services, solutions, and partners AWS public sector customers are accelerating their time to value and mission impact by leveraging specialized skills and solutions from AWS and the AWS Partner Network.

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Demystifying AI: How RAG boosts efficiency in state and local government departments

AWS Public Sector Blog

With RAG-enhanced LLMs, government departments can: Provide citizens with answers that reflect the latest laws and data Create policies informed by the most recent research and statistics Ensure public communications are not only articulate but also accurate Following are a couple of examples of how these technologies are making a real difference.

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Unhoused individuals gain shelter, prove their identity using AWS-powered solution Kiip

AWS Public Sector Blog

The issue of document access and related administrative burdens is so ubiquitous that public health researchers have published papers about the detrimental impact a lack of identification has on those experiencing homelessness. As one client discovered, you never know when a key document is needed at a critical moment.

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What is a land bank?

Center for Community Progress

State laws gives land banks their unique powers. Community priorities and state laws determine what land banks can do with properties. Increase health and wellbeing : Addressing problem properties can help reduce crime and improve personal and public health. What does a land bank do with the properties it acquires?

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The Top 10 Local Government Conferences of 2022

zencity

As we kick off 2022, we’re planning to attend dozens more city , county , and law enforcement conferences mapped out over 25 US states and three countries including the UK and Spain. Zencity may work primarily with cities, counties, and law enforcement, but we also work with state agencies and for us, this is not a conference to be missed.

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Our Top Local Government Conferences of 2023

zencity

Local government officials have just encountered one of the biggest public health emergencies of their careers. As we kick off 2023, we’re attending dozens more city , county , and law enforcement conferences to share the message of the Zencity 360 platform. See you there! We’re thrilled to be CAMA’s newest business partner!