Public health seeks to mitigate hazards such as explosions, chemical exposures, natural disasters like floods and earthquakes, and infectious disease, as well as reducing vulnerabilities of the infrastructure such as weak assets, resources, personnel, and science. One form of mitigation may be ...
From the San Diego wildfires to multi-drug-resistant strains of bacteria, communities are facing an ever-growing list of potential disasters. Some events, like pandemic flu or anthrax attacks, are public health emergencies first and foremost. Hurricane Katrina taught us, however, that lack of plan...
Mary〦lizabeth A WalkerJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd.World Medical & Health PolicyMcCann, David GC; Moore, Ainsley; and Walker, Mary-Elizabeth A. (2011) "The Public Health Implications of Water in Disasters," World Medical & Health Policy: Vol. 3: Iss. 2, Article 3...
The public health consequences of disasters. Although disasters have exacted a heavy toll of death and suffering, the future seems more frightening. Good disaster management must link data collection ... EK Noji - 《Prehosp Disaster Med》 被引量: 796发表: 2000年 The public health consequences ...
health provid-ers, but to any state, region, or country that is seriousabout preparing for natural disasters.Having a timetable for mandatory evacuation and anevacuation plan that is comprehensive, exible,rehearsed, and ...
The public health impact of a disaster may not be immediately evident. Disaster health outcome assessment provides insight into the health related consequences of disasters. The information that is obtained by performing a disaster health outcome assessment can be used to initiate and adapt the ...
Public health and natural disasters: disaster preparedness and response in health systems The number of natural disasters and the severity of their impact have increased in recent decades. These developments highlight the need for improved prepa... S Tekeli-Ye?Il - 《Journal of Public Health》 ...
Disasters and Public Health is a crucial tool in planning for and responding to the health impact of any crisis situation. Bruce Clements served over 20 years in the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard as a Public Health Officer and a Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Warfare Defense Inst...
This course, Public Health in Humanitarian Crises 1, introduces discussions about the public health approach to problems experienced by people affected by disasters, both natural and related to conflict. The course discusses the many changes which occur in people’s lives when they are uprooted by ...
”,Footnote2“The ticking time bomb: escalating antibiotic resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a public health disaster in waiting”,Footnote3“Australia’s new coal mine plan: a “public health disaster””,Footnote4and “Public Health Disasters: Be Prepared”Footnote5; none of such articles ...