short essay

One principle of recovery is to incorporate mitigation/risk reduction measures in long term recovery projects.

View this online 

Final Report from the World Health Organization: Inter-Agency Rapid Health Assessment

 site (

http://www.who.int/hac/crises/international/asia_tsunami/final_report/en/index.html

) dated Jan.13-19, 2005 to learn more about the health response and the challenges to the recovery efforts of the recent Tsunami disaster.

Essay InstructionsWrite a short essay on what public health mitigation measures you feel could or should have been employed in the wake of the December 2004 tsunami. Be sure to include reference where appropriate. Your essay should be two to three double-spaced pages in length.

While less in-depth than a research paper, your essay should have a formal introduction, a statement of purpose on the first page, a body and a conclusion. Be sure to credit all sources!