What a Post-Pandemic Future Could Look Like
How we emerge from this pandemic will set the course for our future ...
Dr. Nicolette Louissaint | Healthcare Ready
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It is natural to think about recovery in the middle of a pandemic response as it takes our minds off of the tremendous uncertainty around us and gives us hope for a brighter future than today. Emergency managers and public health experts have long feared a massive public health emergency, specifically a global health pandemic, recognizing that an event of this magnitude would undermine the normal ways we interact and move through the world — and unfortunately, we were proven correct.
Given the large-scale disruptions we are facing, it is critical that we carefully consider now how best to rebuild the world that is being rapidly disrupted and partially dismantled by this virus rather than wait until we’re on the other side of this crisis when we could be faced with other disasters such as active hurricane or tornado seasons.
Thinking towards a time of return to a sense of normalcy, I am hopeful that our recovery will reinforce basic social cohesion and that the creative uses of technology and other tools we’ve been engaging to stay connected and in tune with our communities will continue to serve us well long after “stay at home” orders are revoked. The community organizations and innovative groups who have used creative ways to further their mission while providing comfort now have additional resources in their arsenal, and I hope they can continue to be used to bolster the way we show up and support impacted communities in their times of dire need.
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