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Presentation Outline
Assessment
Assessment
A quantitative evaluation 
A quantitative evaluation 
to determine facts, 
to determine facts, 
numbers, amounts, etc.
numbers, amounts, etc.
Part 1
Baseline
A usually initial set of 
A usually initial set of 
critical data used for 
critical data used for 
comparison or a control; a 
comparison or a control; a 
starting point.
starting point.
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What is SOPAC?
Baseline Data
Information that we should have in our 
Information that we should have in our 
possession, that needs to be readily 
possession, that needs to be readily 
available to disaster managers to 
available to disaster managers to 
assist with response decision making.  
assist with response decision making.  
Available sources:
Available sources:
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national databases
national databases
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educational institutions
educational institutions
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public libraries
public libraries
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government departments 
government departments 
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other development agencies
other development agencies
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the community
the community
Framework – Six Themes
Group Work
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Take one piece of information;
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Expand it to a “full indicator”; 
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Then consider the “assessment”; 
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Then consider the “baseline”
information you need for decision 
making.
Example:  
“Affected population”
The number of households affected vs the 
total number of households in that 
community.