MC A group of community leaders is meeting to plan for the upcoming hurricane season. The leader reminds the group that the general intent of disaster preparedness is to
A. Limit the morbidity and mortality that results from a disaster.
B. Prepare the community for the impending effects.
C. Increase public awareness of the potential for the disaster.
D. Decrease the cost of the disaster to the community.
A. Limit the morbidity and mortality that results from a disaster.
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