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How can mobile phones improve disaster preparedness? Find out in a new study released today. #neighborshelpingneighbors @AtmaGoApp @AtmaConnect https://atmaconnect.org/press/
Knowing your neighbors is as important as water, shelter in a disaster. A new study was released about how a social networking tool can save lives, reduce economic loss, connect victims to critical resources. #neighborshelpingneighbors @AtmaConnect https://atmaconnect.org/press/
New apps are helping in emergency situations, but it’s rare to have evidence demonstrating concrete impacts. How exactly do local social networks help in a natural disaster? Find out in a new study released today. #neighborshelpingneighbors @AtmaConnect https://atmaconnect.org/press/
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“Communities that are better connected experience lower mortality, morbidity, and economic losses in disaster. Being connected to your neighbors is a powerful resilience tool that is underutilized. We are trying to change that.” – Meena Palaniappan, CEO of @AtmaConnect, about a new study on the impact of @AtmaGo. #neighborshelpingneighbors https://atmaconnect.org/press/
Emergency alerts and related disaster recovery information helped AtmaGo users take effective preventive actions: 93% of respondents moved valuable items, 83% evacuated, and 45% warned others. Read the whole study about the impact of @AtmaGo in emergencies here. #neighborshelpingneighbors https://atmaconnect.org/press/
In a new study about the impacts of @AtmaGoApp in an emergency, 67% of respondents found the local social networking tool “very” and “extremely” helpful in preparing them for disaster, and 79% of users found AtmaGo “very” and “extremely” helpful in connecting them with their community. #neighborshelpingneighbors @AtmaConnect Read the whole study here. https://atmaconnect.org/press