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Health in humanitarian emergencies : principles and practice for public health and healthcare practitioners /

The fields of Global Health and Global Emergency Medicine have attracted increased interest and study. There has been tremendous growth in the educational opportunities around humanitarian emergencies, however educational resources have not yet followed the same growth. This book corrects this trend...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Townes, David A. (Editor), Gerber, Mike (Editor), Anderson, Mark (Physician) (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Emergency management > Planning.
Public health.
Refugees.
Disaster victims.
Needs assessment.
Disaster Planning.
Public Health.
Relief Work.
Disaster Victims.
Needs Assessment.
Table of Contents:
  • Section 1. Humanitarian emergencies
  • Introduction to humanitarian emergencies / Mark Anderson and Michael Gerber
  • History of humanitarian emergencies / Mark Anderson, Kristin Becknell, and Joanna Taliano
  • Who's who in humanitarian emergencies / Cyrus Shahpar and Thomas D. Kirsch
  • Response to humanitarian emergencies / David A. Townes, Andre Griekspoor, Peter Mala, Ian Norton, and Anthony D. Redmond
  • Epidemiology / Christine Dubray and Debarati Guha-Sapir
  • Ethics / Barbara Tomczyk and Aun Lor
  • section 2. Public health principles
  • Needs assessments / Richard Garfield, Johan von Schreeb, Anneli Eriksson, and Patrice Chataigner
  • Survyes / Oleg O. Bilukha, Olivier Degomme, and Eva Leidman
  • Surveillance / Farah Husain and Peter Mala
  • Monitoring and evaluation / Goldie MacDonald, Lori A. Wingate, and Susan Temporado Cookson
  • Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) / Nicole Weber, Anu Rajasingham, Molly Patrick, Andrea Martinsen, and Thomas Handzel
  • Nutrition / Leisel E. Talley and Erin Boyd
  • Food security / Silke Pietzsch, Leisel E. Talley, and Carlos Navarro-Colorado
  • Reproductive health / Barbara Tomczyk, Diane Morof, and Malcolm Potts
  • Protection / Wendy Wheaton, Dabney P. Evans, and Mark Anderson
  • Vaccine-preventable diseases / Eugene Lam, Henri Van Hombergh, Allen Gidraf Kahindo Maina, Lisandro Torre, and Muireann Brennan
  • Camp management / Paul J. Giannone, Mohamed Hilmi, and Mark Anderson
  • Shelter and settlements / Charles A. Setchell, Eddie J. Argeñal, LeGrand L. Malany, and Paul J. Giannone
  • Logistics / Rebecca Turner, Travis Vail Betz, George A. Roark, and Darrell Morris Lester
  • Disaster risk reduction / Lise D. Martel, Qudsia Huda, Kimberly M. Hanson, and Ali Ardalan
  • section 3. Illness and injury
  • Acute respiratory infection / Nina Marano and Jamal A. Ahmed
  • Diarrheal disease / Ciara O'Reilly, Kathryn Alberti, David Olson, and Eric Mintz
  • HIV / Kevin R. Clarke and Nathan Ford
  • Malaria in humanitarian emergencies / Holly Williams, Marian Schilperoord, David A. Townes, and S. Patrick Kachur
  • Acute malnutrition / Carlos Navarro-Colorado, Eva Leidman, and Maureen L. Gallagher
  • Measles / Eugene Lam, Allen Gidraf Kahindo Maina, Lisandro Torre, Muireann Brennan, and James L. Goodson
  • Meningococcal disease / Sarah Mbaeyi, Amanda Cohn, and Matthew Coldiron
  • Mental health / Barbara Lopes Cardozo and Richard Francis Mollica
  • Tuberculosis / Michelle Gayer and Susan Temporado Cookson
  • Injuries and trauma / Benjamin Levy, David Sugerman, Mark Anderson, and Charles Mock
  • Noncommunicable diseases / Bayard Roberts, Holly Williams, and Sonia Angell.