Review the article, "The Northridge Earthquake: Community-Based Approaches to Unmet Recovery Needs." Focus on populations whose needs were not met and think about how various communication strategies and community organizations might have resolved those unmet needs.

Bolin, R., & Stanford, L. (1998). The Northridge earthquake: Community-based approaches to unmet recovery needsLinks to an external site..Disasters, 22(1), 21-38.

Review the article, "Natural Disasters that Reveal Cracks in Our Social Foundation," and pay particular attention to suggestions and considerations for crisis planning.

Langer, N. (2004). Natural disasters that reveal cracks in our social foundationLinks to an external site.. Educational Gerontology,30(4), 275-285.

Review the article, "Crisis Management in Real Time: How to Successfully Plan for and Respond to a Crisis," and think about the role of crisis communication plans and crisis management teams in the management of a crisis.

Massey, J. E., & Larsen, J. P. (2006). Crisis management in real time: How to successfully plan for and respond to a crisisLinks to an external site.. Journal of Promotion Management, 12(3/4), 63-97.

Briefly describe alternative systems of and strategies for communication that might be used during a crisis when normal lines of communication are unavailable.

• Then evaluate which systems and/or strategies might be most effective and explain why.
• Briefly describe the vulnerable populations that may need to be reached during a crisis. Then explain potential strategies for reaching and communicating with these populations.