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Disasters & Humanitarian Crisis the new information age Humanitarian Assistance Symposium Brown University Director, Global Emergency Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University Associate Faculty Harvard Humanitarian Initiative Jennifer Chan, MD, MPH March 2, 2013 @JenniferChan7

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Disasters & Humanitarian Crisis

the new information age

Humanitarian Assistance SymposiumBrown University

Director, Global Emergency Medicine

Department of Emergency Medicine,

Northwestern University

Associate Faculty Harvard Humanitarian Initiative

Jennifer Chan, MD, MPH March 2, 2013

@JenniferChan7

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Humanitarian Crisis & Disasters

Photo: LA Times/BBC Photo: UNHCR/CNN

Photo: Jennifer Chan/HHI

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But only 5 months later.....during another crisis

Over 70% of new refugees said they lacked information.

Image from Communication is Aid video, Infoasaid - BBC media action/Internews

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INFORMATIONFRAGMENTATIONGAPS

Image from Communication is Aid video, Infoasaid - BBC media action/Internews

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Photos:Internews

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NEWinformation flows

challenges

opportunitiescommunities

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Mission 46362010 Haiti Earthquake

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Information Explosion

filtervalidateprioritizedistributed

networks of 2 way

communication

expectationsconsent

security/privacy

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Challenges

•People & Communities

•Accessibility, Knowledge & Trust

•Security & Information Privacy

•Methods of Analysis

•Decision to Action

•Outcomes ... & Impact

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Photo: Jennifer Chan

Photo: Jennifer Chan

Photo: Reuters

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Image from Communication is Aid video, Infoasaid - BBC media action/Internews

Thank you Jennifer L Chan, MD, MPH, FACEP

@JenniferChan7


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