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Public health management of disasters : the practice guide /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Landesman, Linda Young
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington : American Public Health Association, [2001]
Subjects:
Disaster Planning.
Public Health.
Table of Contents:
  • Types of disasters and their consequences
  • Role and responsibility of public health
  • Structure and organization of health management in disaster response
  • Disaster-related surveillance and emergency information systems
  • Hazard assessment, vulnerability analysis, risk assessment, and rapid health assessment
  • Disaster communications
  • Environmental health issues
  • Mental health issues
  • Essentials of disaster planning
  • Public helath response to emerging infections and bioterrorism
  • Public health considerations in recovery and reconstruction
  • Evaluation methods for assessing medical and public health response to disasters