First and before I forget, my thanks to all the readers who contacted me about my family's loss. The donations to our local humane society were statements from The Village far beyond what we anticipated.I'm still catching up on my readings and still culling things from Science, this time about Community Response Grids in PUBLIC HEALTH: 911.gov
This material fascinates me because it is yet another example of The Village and an outstanding one. Registered community members would be able to upload information to a specific community based website for the sole purpose of getting immediate response and relief to other people in that same community. This is an idea whose time has come and, in its way, is nothing new under the sun.
Where I live in Nashua, NH, we've experienced two 100 year watermarks in less than eleven months. Thank goodness they stopped calling it "Global Climate Change". The community rallied and neighbors sandbagged each others' homes as the waters rose. We didn't spend much time looking at the computers, of course, because we were too busy saving property.
Back in Scotsburn, NS, and once when we were visiting there, a police car went up Campbell Hill Rd. We were with some friends at the top of the hill and could see the RCMP's progress. The car, lights flashing and making good time, hadn't made it a third of the way up the road when the phone rang. It was a neighbor from down the bottom of the hill wanting to know if everybody was okay.
They saw the RCMP booking, saw that it hadn't stopped, and so the phone calls were progressing up the hill to see who needed help. It wasn't us, so we said we'd call the next few houses down the other side of the hill.
The RCMP passed us and went down the other side of the hill. Sure enough, a neighbor had had a heart attack. Before the ambulance came, before the 2nd RCMP car could respond, plans had been made. These folks would get this neighbor's kids at school. Another family would make sure the cows were milked and taken care of. Two other families would start cooking so this neighbor's family would be sure to eat.
Community Response Grids aren't anything new, only their implementation in The Village. It's a good thing, I think, and I'd be interested in hearing from readers regarding them. There is some research aspects involved, yes. CRGs are forms of social networking and hence an area of fascination for me and NextStage. Your thoughts, anyone?
Please contact NextStage for information regarding presentations and trainings on this and other topics.
I'll be speaking at the Society for New Communications Research Annual Awards Gala Summit on 1-2 Nov 07 in Boston. Come on by and say hello.
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