Dare to Prepare
{"type": "project", "title": "Dare to Prepare", "logoImg": "bafkreigdmwc23xezg3gbcbqychiedmegxqrcazs4ibm3lh5yx4vhce62em", "website": "https://disastercentral.org", "bannerImg": "bafkreifp6fsv52tjscbeuckwr5yincirx44tyb6mwdgncqb6zw7in3vv3m", "createdAt": 1699334926171, "credentials": {"twitter": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..tdomEgcqJmSzzLFCd0Ei-aycl1IRyQUy8zLslvOCTyetPdOtMIsW4lQu9nTppoy0wiVFM5f8kKVXbmm4JJgoAQ", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2023-11-07T06:42:02.960Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2023-11-07T06:42:02.960Z", "expirationDate": "2024-02-05T06:42:02.960Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0xA980e5768FAC303141e4596454BCF50aECaF25Ae", "hash": "v0.0.0:zqCtjODb7r4foF9xIWrry1wH6+xmgEO+hfyFp6Jbatk=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextTwitter#help4disaster"}}}, "description": "\nThe \"Dare to Prepare\" project aims to increase public awareness and educate the internet community about the potential of Web 3.0 technology in addressing health concerns during and after disasters. Web 3.0, with its blockchain technology, can securely store critical medical and personal information, making it easily accessible. This becomes crucial, especially when climate refugees must move to new areas, as having portable health information has never been more essential. \n\nCurrently, Web 2.0 keeps this valuable information locked in closed systems under data protection regulations like HIPPA and GDPR, which can be challenging for individuals with disabilities or special needs. With Web 3.0 technology, a decentralized mobile app empowers users to create and store a personal safety medical  profile. This profile, includes medical history and vital contact information, it can be made readily available on their mobile devices. \n\nThis information can significantly enhance situational awareness for emergency responders, health related government agencies, non-governmental organizations, as well as other crucial stakeholders.\n\n How Does Climate Change Affect Human Health?\nWhile climate change is a global process, its impacts may affect communities in different and unequal ways. Some of these effects are relatively direct, as when heat waves or hurricanes cause injury and illness, and even death. Some effects of climate change are less direct and involve shifts in our environment that, in turn, can affect human health. For example, changes in temperatures and rainfall can affect the lifecycles of insects that transmit Lyme disease and West Nile virus, leading to new or varied outbreaks. Rising sea levels can worsen the flooding from hurricanes in coastal areas, leading to more people being exposed to contaminated water, pollutants, and hazardous wastes. Climate fluctuations often occur with other health stressors, such as poverty, social disadvantage, and impaired language ability, to increase vulnerability. Under-resourced and marginalized populations are most at risk..\n\nWho Is Most at Risk from Climate Change? \nAlthough technologically advanced countries have well-developed public health and medical systems, every World citizen may be vulnerable to the impacts of climate change at some point in their lives, no matter where they live. Certain World populations are more vulnerable to climate-related health threats as a result of specific physical, environmental, and sociodemographic factors, as well as age and life stage. \n\nLow-Income Groups\nPeople with low incomes live with many factors that increase their vulnerability to the health effects of climate. They are more likely to live in risk-prone areas, such as urban heat islands, isolated rural areas, or coastal and other flood-prone areas, or where there is older or poorly maintained infrastructure. Low-income groups often face an added burden of air or water pollution that may be worsened by climate events like severe storms. They experience relatively more chronic medical conditions, such as diabetes and cardiovascular, respiratory, and kidney diseases, all of which may be amplified by climate change. Also, limited transportation and access to health care and education can impede their ability to prepare for, respond to, and cope with climate-related health risks. \n\nIndigenous Peoples\nA number of health risks are higher among indigenous populations, such as poor mental health related to historical or personal trauma, environmental exposures from pollutants or toxic substances, and diabetes. Because of existing vulnerabilities, Indigenous people, especially those who are dependent on the environment for sustenance or who live in geographically isolated or impoverished communities, are likely to experience greater exposure and lower resilience to climate-related health effects. Indigenous communities face threats to their homes, food sources, and cultural traditions from environmental impacts, such as reductions in sea ice, increases in flooding and landslides, damage to wildlife habitats, loss of medicinal plants, and effects on the abundance and nutrition of certain traditional foods. \n\nChildren and Pregnant Women \nMany factors, such as economic status, nutrition, and diet, living conditions, geographic location, and stage of development, will affect children’s exposure to health threats due to climate change in the U.S and internationally. These factors, combined with climate fluctuations, may increase their exposure to environmental contaminants. Extreme heat threatens student athletes who practice outdoors, as well as children in homes or schools without air conditioning. Children may be vulnerable to injury during extreme weather events, as they depend on adults to escape harm, and can suffer emotional trauma from displacement, loss of home or school, and exposure to the event itself. Climate-related exposures may lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes, including spontaneous abortion, low birth weight, preterm birth, and risks to newborns and infants, including increased neonatal death, dehydration, malnutrition, diarrhea, and respiratory diseases. \n\nOlder Adults \nThe percentage of people aged 65 and older is increasing rapidly Worldwide. Older adults are a population of concern for climate change impacts from extreme heat and weather events, degraded air quality, vector-borne diseases, and other factors. Older adults may be further challenged by social factors such as isolation or living in older structures that make them vulnerable to heat and extreme events, such as hurricanes and floods; preexisting health conditions, such as respiratory conditions that may be worsened by extreme climate; and mental health challenges, such as depression, dementia, and other cognitive impairments. Older adults are also more likely to take medications to treat chronic medical conditions, including antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs and diuretics, which make them more vulnerable to complications from heat exposure. \n\nOccupational Groups \nOutdoor workers are often among the first to be exposed to the effects of climate. Severe climate change may affect the health of outdoor workers through increases in ambient temperature, degraded air quality, extreme weather, vector-borne diseases, industrial exposures, and altered built environment. Agricultural and construction workers are particularly vulnerable to rising temperatures. These workers may also experience socioeconomic disadvantages, including limited access to health care and limited control over work environments. Also, laborers exposed to hot indoor work environments that lack air conditioning may be at risk for extreme heat exposure. Military personnel who train and conduct operations in hot field environments may be at risk for heat-related illness, and may also be at increased risk for certain vector-borne diseases. \n\nPersons With Disabilities or Chronic Medical Conditions \nThe term “disability” covers a variety of functional limitations related to hearing, speech, vision, cognition, and mobility. An increase in climate change can be expected to disproportionately affect populations with disabilities. Preexisting medical conditions present risk factors for increased illness and death associated with climate-related stressors, especially exposure to extreme heat. Chronic medical conditions, including cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, diabetes, asthma, and obesity, are likely to increase over the coming decades, resulting in larger populations at risk of medical complications from climate-related exposures. Communities that are both medically underserved and have a high prevalence of chronic medical conditions can be especially at risk. \n\nUse of the Funds:\nDisaster Central will launch a DAO, YouTube channel, Blog, and Discord forum, bringing about a greater awareness of the above-mentioned health risks. This includes communicating the massive potential of Web 3.0 (Blockchain technology) health information portability. \n\n", "logoImgData": {}, "bannerImgData": {}, "projectTwitter": "help4disaster"}