TY - GEN
T1 - A practical application of a children’s disaster prevention education program in the Philippines
AU - Yasuda, Mari
AU - Yi, Carine Joungyeon
AU - Nouchi, R.
AU - Suppasri, A.
AU - Imamura, F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 WIT Press.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - During large-scale natural disasters, vulnerable groups, such as children and senior citizens, frequently constitute a high percentage of the deaths and/or injuries that occur. To survive these disasters and recover adequately, it is imperative that organizations train for and develop disaster prevention initiatives. The International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS) of Tohoku University deployed a disaster education team to enhance local community resilience and reduce the impact of disasters among elementary students in the Philippines after the destruction of Typhoon Haiyan. This educational program consisted of several workshops for children in the higher grade levels of elementary school due to their strong backgrounds and interest in science. We conducted disaster education workshops at four elementary schools in areas affected by Typhoon Haiyan. Approximately 200 students participated in these disaster education workshops and practical drills. After the lectures, positive attitudes about disaster education at the three schools increased. Because large-scale disasters can be accompanied by potentially diminished government assistance, this educational program seeks to improve disaster-related self-resiliency through the development of survival capabilities.
AB - During large-scale natural disasters, vulnerable groups, such as children and senior citizens, frequently constitute a high percentage of the deaths and/or injuries that occur. To survive these disasters and recover adequately, it is imperative that organizations train for and develop disaster prevention initiatives. The International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS) of Tohoku University deployed a disaster education team to enhance local community resilience and reduce the impact of disasters among elementary students in the Philippines after the destruction of Typhoon Haiyan. This educational program consisted of several workshops for children in the higher grade levels of elementary school due to their strong backgrounds and interest in science. We conducted disaster education workshops at four elementary schools in areas affected by Typhoon Haiyan. Approximately 200 students participated in these disaster education workshops and practical drills. After the lectures, positive attitudes about disaster education at the three schools increased. Because large-scale disasters can be accompanied by potentially diminished government assistance, this educational program seeks to improve disaster-related self-resiliency through the development of survival capabilities.
KW - Decision making
KW - Disaster adaptation
KW - Evacuation risk communication
KW - Practical education
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U2 - 10.2495/SUSI16141
DO - 10.2495/SUSI16141
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85106837862
SN - 9781784660932
T3 - WIT Transactions on the Built Environment
SP - 145
EP - 153
BT - Infrastructure Risk Assessment and Management
A2 - Schleyer, G.
A2 - Brebbia, C.A.
PB - WITPress
T2 - 10th International Conference on Computer Simulation in Risk Analysis and Hazard Mitigation, RISK 2016 and the 14th International Conference on Structures under Shock and Impact, SUSI 2016
Y2 - 25 May 2016 through 27 May 2016
ER -