ABSTRACT
The 2010 Haiti Earthquake and Its Complexities .................................................. 342 Summary Characteristics ....................................................................................... 343 International Disaster and Humanitarian Response Systems ................................ 343 The Emergency Response to the Haitian Earthquake ........................................... 345
The Haitian Government Response .................................................................. 345 United Nations Response ..................................................................................346 The United States Government Response .........................................................346 Department of Defense .....................................................................................348 NGO/Private Voluntary Organization (PVO) Response ................................... 349 Information and Data Collection/Management ................................................ 349
Specific Response Functions after the Haitian Earthquake .................................. 349 Search and Rescue Response ............................................................................ 349 Medical Response ............................................................................................. 350 Public Health Response .................................................................................... 351 Shelter ................................................................................................................ 351 Water and Sanitation ......................................................................................... 352 Food................................................................................................................... 353
Conclusions and Summary for Haiti ...................................................................... 353 The Great East Japan Earthquake of 11 March 2011 and Its Complexities........... 354 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Failure ............................................... 356
Overview ........................................................................................................... 356 Summary Characteristics ....................................................................................... 357 Background: Japan’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Systems ................ 358 Disaster Healthcare ................................................................................................ 359 Overview of the Japanese Response ......................................................................360
