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Whole community planning: Building resiliency at the local level
Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning,
7
(3),
253-259
(2014)
Abstract
Business continuity planning often looks to preserving internal operations and focuses on customer retention as a marker for a successful outcome after a disaster. Building more resilient continuity plans also means planning for the survival of the community at large. As the national emphasis in the USA on ‘whole community planning’ becomes prominent guidance for emergency management planning, this paper examines the implications for businesses as members of the whole community and how they can increase their involvement in the whole community process. The paper will also discuss the impediments to and benefits of becoming a partner in planning for the community at large.
Keywords: whole community; resiliency; social infrastructure; business continuity; empowerment; private sector
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Author's Biography
Dee Grimm RN, JD is Director of Business and Program Development for BCFS Health and Human Services, Emergency Management Division, where she provides project management oversight of consulting and training programmes. She holds a juris doctorate in law, and has worked with local, regional and state-level jurisdictions to build community resiliency. She is a recognised subject matter expert in legal and ethical issues of emergency management, at-risk populations in disasters and healthcare emergency management. She sits on the Texas State Disaster Medical System Task Force as Chair of the Family Assistance Center subcommittee and Co-chair of the Mass Fatality subcommittee.
Citation
Grimm, Dee (2014, March 1). Whole community planning: Building resiliency at the local level. In the Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, Volume 7, Issue 3. https://doi.org/10.69554/EQLD8865.
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