Blood is the source of life for the body. If the body does not consist of blood then it will suffocate and starve within seconds. The American Red Cross is a wonderful organization that is based upon blood to help people around the world. They help people that have been through disasters, people that need blood and people that need health services. The Red Cross does a lot with blood, for example, they do blood drives, test the blood and give the blood to blood banks and hospitals.
American Red Cross states that a woman named Clara Barton and her acquaintances founded the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 1881. She was a very strong and striving lady who wanted to help anyone or anything she possibly could. When the
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There is a Clara Barton historic site in Glen Echo that is open daily for tours. She led the American Red Cross for a very successful twenty- three years.
The Red Cross got their first charter in 1900, their second in 1905 and their latest one was in 2007. “The latest charter restates the traditional purposes of the organization which include giving relief to and serving as a medium of communication between members of the American armed forces and their families and providing national and international disaster relief and mitigation” stated the Red Cross.
The Red Cross proposed first aid, water safety, and public health nursing programs before the First World War began to try and establish better ways to help the soldiers in need. The members and funds began to increase abundantly in large amounts within four years of proposing the new programs. The Red Cross was then able to give the hospitals and other healthcare facilities more staff on hand and was able to enlist thousands of nurses into the military. When the war finally ended Red Cross concentrated on service to veterans and worked on making their safety training, accident prevention, home care for the sick, and nutrition education programs more
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The Red Cross agreed to help the military though any other wars like the Korean War. They also expanded their services and programs like CPR and AED training, HIV and AIDS education, emotional care and support of disasters. An organization called FEMA which stands for Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Red Cross have been working together to help community organization’s plan to help the families and people that are in disaster storms provide feedings, clothing, and shelter until they can get up on their feet again since
The American Red Cross, a non-profit organization is implementing a new industry standard system called BioArch to track and process its blood products. The new infrastructure will improve the quality of its blood products since employees will be able utilize products based on inventory and age. The system also improves the product tracking process currently in place and it promises to improve customer relations since most competitors are already using the BioArch system. Currently, systems regionally are different and therefore inventory is kept separate. This creates challenges in meeting customer demands and it increases manufacturing manual processes.
so women in Nova Scotia could vote, and was part of red cross to help
"Mother", Elizabeth Ann Seton, was the founder and first Superior of the Sisters of Charity in the United States. In March, 1850, the American Community of The Sisters of Charity of Saint Joseph's of Emmitsburg, MD united with the French Daughters of Charity, co-founded by St. Louise de Marillac and St. Vincent de Paul. The merger and growth of the religious community resulted in the establishment of more providences throughout the United States. "Their mission was to serve persons marginalized by poverty, illness, ignorance, disability and injustice". The "black caps" as they were called by the soldiers, lived out their mission to its fullest during the Civil War. The Civil War separated the American Sisters of Charity geographically because their community had houses in the North and the South. The Sisters in California functioned outside the conflict, but they did contribute personnel and resources. When President Lincoln sent forth an appeal for volunteer nurses, nearly every Sister answered. On June 1, 1861, Brigadier General John F. Rathbone wrote to Bishop John McCloskey to request Sisters of Charity to assist at the military hospital in Albany, New York. One Sister went, and after a few days, Rathbone declared: "The superiority of the Sisters of Charity as nurses is known wherever the name Florence Nightingale is repeated .
Almost all Americans have learned about the iconic people in American history including George Washington, Thomas Edison, and Abraham Lincoln. Although all of them deserve their recognition, they aren’t the only ones who have changed history. Many Americans, not just a select few, changed history and created the America we know today. One in particular is Clarissa Harlowe Barton, who went by the name of Clara. At the time Clara lived, women were still considered inferior to men. Throughout her work, she faced much sexism, but she worked past it and created a legacy for herself. Also occurring during her life was the Civil War, which she was a very helpful part of. Clara’s most well known achievement is her founding of the American Red Cross. In addition to that, Clara also established the nation’s first free public school in Bordentown, New Jersey, worked as a field nurse during the Civil War, and supported the movement for women’s suffrage. Barton has received little recognition for her efforts, but the work she did is still being continued today at the American Red Cross where they give relief to the victims 70,000 every year. By understanding her life and the work she did, people are able to realize the impact she had on the world, for it far exceeds that of which she is recognized with.
Clara Barton heard of the global Red Cross organization while staying in Europe after the Civil War. (History.com, “Clara Barton”) After Barton returned home from Europe she began campaigning for an American Red Cross organization. Twenty-three years later Clara Barton continued to lead the American Red Cross to provide domestic and foreign disaster relief, and helped the United Stated military in the Spanish-American War. She also successfully campaigned for the formation of relief work during times of peace as a partner with the global Red Cross network. In 1904, Clara Barton resigned her title from the American Red Cross. In 1900 the American Chapter of the Red Cross was awarded its first Congressional Charter and a second Charter in 1905. Another version of the Charter was adopted in May of 2007, that Charter restated the original purpose for the organization. “Before the First World War the American Red Cross added first aid, water safety, and health nursing programs for the public.” (Bertol, 59) When war broke out the American Chapter of the Red Cross saw an extraordinary growth. When the war ended the American Red Cross centered its service to Veterans and intensified its safety training, accident prevention, home care for sickly people, and nutritional educat...
Federal intervention in the aftermath of natural disasters began after the San Francisco earthquake in 1906. This 8.3 magnitude earthquake killed 478, and left over 250,000 homeless. While the disaster itself was obviously unavoidable, the subsequent fires that burned throughout the city were a result of poor planning. (1, 17) In an effort to consolidate existing programs, and to improve the nation’s level of preparedness, President Carter created FEMA in 1979. Initially, FEMA was praised for improving communication between various levels of government, and multiple agencies during a crisis. (1,19)
Some years later, Clara Barton established a Red Cross society in America. She organized an association in Washington, D. C. on May 1881. The creation of this union
The 78-year-old founder of the Red Cross Clara Barton, “arrived two weeks later to restart the orphanage and coordinate the distribution of donated goods,
For the American Red Cross, their organization was faced with many changes that caused the organization
Clara Barton attacked many social problems of the 1800’s. From creating a free school, to being on the front lines helping soldiers in the Civil War, to creating the American Red Cross, Clara Barton was a humanitarian. She fought for what she believed in and because of her never-ending fight for people, the world is a different place.
In and 2014 article it was found that following two recent hurricanes in 2012 that the American Red Cross decided it was more important to look good than be good. The American Red Cross trucks were in numerous “press conferences and photo ops” and it was determined
The mission of FEMA is “to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate all hazards.”[1] FEMA intends “to lead America to prepare for, prevent, respond to and recover from disasters with a vision of ‘A Nation Prepared.’”[2]
The Red Cross was established May 21st 1881 by a woman named Clara Barton. She was 60 when she founded the Red Cross and led the organization for another 23 years. However, Clara Burton had a history of helping people before Red Cross. During the Civil War she risked her life to supply and support soldiers in the field. According to the official website of the Red Cross she was never satisfied with the military medical units that were often far from the fights. when she was at Antietam she reportedly ordered the driver of her supply wagons to follow the canons and travel at night. She actually was further toward the battle than the medical units. While the battle took place Barton and her associates were helping the wounded by nursing...
This charity started in 1913 when in history cancer meant death. Also a lot of times doctors didn't even tell their patients they had cancer or the patients didn't even tell their families because it was hard to tell them. 10 doctors and 5 people of the church started this charity because they wanted to find a stop to this disease. This charity originated in New york. Gary M. Reedy owns it now and is proud to be known to know this charity. The founders of the American cancer society founded this charity because they wanted to make a difference in world health, who wants to make their dream come
Throughout the recovery period, it is crucial to monitor local media sources for information about where to obtain emergency housing, food, medical, and financial assistance. Direct assistance to individuals and families may come from different organizations such as American Red Cross, Salvation Army, FEMA and non profit organizations. Such organizations can provide food, shelter, essential hygiene supplies and assist in the aftermath clean-up efforts.